82 FR 9064 - Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 21 (February 2, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF17-3-000]

Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Midcontinent Supply
Header Interstate Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on
Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions

The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) that
will discuss the environmental impacts of the Midcontinent Supply
Header Interstate Pipeline Project (MIDSHIP Project) involving
construction and operation of facilities by Cheniere Midstream
Holdings, Inc. (Cheniere Midstream) in Kingfisher, Canadian, Grady,
Garvin, Stephens, Carter, Johnston, and Bryan Counties, Oklahoma and
leased capacity on existing pipeline infrastructure in Oklahoma, Texas,
and Louisiana. The Commission will use this EIS in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EIS. To ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before February 27, 2017.
If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on November 9, 2016, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. PF17-3-000 to ensure they are considered as part
of this proceeding.
This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this planned
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the planned facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
A fact sheet prepared by FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas
Facility on My Land? What Do I Need to Know?'' is available for viewing
on the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This fact sheet addresses a number
of typically asked questions, including the use of eminent domain and
how to participate in the Commission's proceedings.

Public Participation

For your convenience, there are four methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission will provide equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally. The Commission encourages electronic filing of
comments and has expert staff available to assist you at (202) 502-8258
or efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow these instructions so that
your comments are properly recorded.
(1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to

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Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
(2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (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.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
(3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(PF17-3-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.
(4) In lieu of sending written or electronic comments, the
Commission invites you to attend one of the public scoping session(s)
its staff will conduct in the project area, scheduled as follows:

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Date and time Location
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Monday, February 13, 2017, 4:00 to Donald W. Reynolds Community Center,
8:00 p.m. 323 West Beech Street, Durant, OK
74701, (580) 924-3486.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 4:00 Ardmore Convention Center, 2401
to 8:00 p.m. North Rockford Road, Ardmore, OK
73401, (580) 226-2862.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 4:00 Elmore City Community Center, 104 S
to 8:00 p.m. Main Street, Elmore City, OK 73433,
(580) 788-2345.
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 4:00 Redlands Community College, 1300
to 8:00 p.m. South Country Club Road, El Reno,
OK 73036, (405) 262-2552.
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The primary goal of these scoping sessions is to have you identify
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be
considered in the EIS to be prepared for this project. Individual
verbal comments will be taken on a one-on-one basis with a court
reporter. This format is designed to receive the maximum amount of
verbal comments, in a convenient way during the timeframe allotted.
Each scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Central Standard Time. You may arrive at any time after 4:00 p.m. There
will not be a formal presentation by Commission staff when the session
opens. If you wish to speak, the Commission staff will hand out numbers
in the order of your arrival; distribution of numbers will be
discontinued at 7:00 p.m. Please see appendix 1 for additional
information on the session format and conduct.\1\
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\1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of the appendices were sent to all
those receiving this notice in the mail and are available at
www.ferc.gov using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the
Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling (202) 502-8371. For instructions
on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice.
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Your scoping comments will be recorded by the court reporter (with
FERC staff or a representative present) and become part of the public
record for this proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly available on
FERC's eLibrary system (see below for instructions on using eLibrary).
If a significant number of people are interested in providing verbal
comments in the one-on-one settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may be
implemented for each commentor.
It is important to note that verbal comments hold the same weight
as written or electronically submitted comments. Although there will
not be a formal presentation, Commission staff will be available
throughout the comment session to answer your questions about the
environmental review process. Representatives from Cheniere Midstream
will also be present to answer project-specific questions.
Please note this is not your only public input opportunity; please
refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 2.

Summary of the Planned Project

Cheniere Midstream plans to construct and operate about 218.4 miles
of mainline and lateral natural gas pipeline and appurtenant facilities
from Okarche to Bennington, Oklahoma, and to lease approximately 353.0
miles of existing pipeline capacity.
Zone 1 of the MIDSHIP Project would consist of the following
facilities in Oklahoma:
Approximately 198.1 miles of new 36-inch-diameter mainline
pipeline in Kingfisher, Canadian, Grady, Garvin, Stephens, Carter,
Johnston, and Bryan Counties;
approximately 20.3 miles of new 24-inch-diameter lateral
pipeline (referred to as the ``Chisholm Lateral'') in Kingfisher
County;
three new compressor stations, totaling 124,710
horsepower, in Canadian, Garvin, and Bryan Counties;
nine receipt and two delivery meter stations in
Kingfisher, Canadian, Grady, Garvin, and Bryan Counties; and
other appurtenant facilities.
Zone 2 of the MIDSHIP Project would involve 353.0 miles of existing
pipeline capacity leased from the Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC,
and/or Gulf Crossing Pipeline Company LLC pipelines, operated by Kinder
Morgan and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, respectively.\2\ The
planned leased capacity would begin at Bennington, Oklahoma, and end at
interconnects in the Perryville Hub area near Tallulah, Louisiana.
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\2\ Cheniere Midstream will determine the system or systems on
which pipeline capacity would be leased prior to submission of a
certificate application.
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According to Cheniere Midstream, the two-zone system would provide
about 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the South
Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) and Sooner Trend Anadarko Basin
Canadian and Kingfisher (STACK) plays in Oklahoma to growing Gulf Coast
markets via deliveries to existing market hubs near Atlanta, Texas and
Perryville, Louisiana. The general location of the planned project
facilities is shown in appendix 3.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 3,003
acres of land for the new mainline, Chisholm Lateral, and aboveground
facilities. Cheniere Midstream would maintain about 1,431 acres for
permanent operation of the MIDSHIP Project's facilities following
construction; the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to
former uses. About 66 percent of the planned mainline route and about
93 percent of the Chisholm Lateral route parallel existing pipeline or
utility rights-of-way. Cheniere Midstream would not construct any new
facilities or facility expansions as part of Zone 2.

The EIS Process

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action

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whenever it considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public
Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us \3\ to discover and
address concerns the public may have about proposals. This process is
referred to as scoping. The main goal of the scoping process is to
focus the analysis in the EIS on the important environmental issues. By
this notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of
the issues to address in the EIS. We will consider all filed comments
during the preparation of the EIS.
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\3\ ``We,'' ``us,'' and ``our'' refer to the environmental staff
of the Commission's Office of Energy Projects.
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In the EIS we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the planned project under these
general headings:
Geology and soils;
water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
vegetation and wildlife;
endangered and threatened species;
socioeconomics;
land use;
cultural resources;
air quality and noise;
public safety; and
cumulative impacts.
We will also evaluate possible alternatives to the planned project
or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to lessen
or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
Although no formal application has been filed, we have already
initiated our NEPA review under the Commission's pre-filing process.
The purpose of the pre-filing process is to encourage early involvement
of interested stakeholders and to identify and resolve issues before
FERC receives an application. As part of our pre-filing review, we have
begun to contact some federal and state agencies to discuss their
involvement in the scoping process and the preparation of the EIS.
The EIS will present our independent analysis of the issues. We
will publish and distribute the draft EIS for public comment. After the
comment period, we will consider all timely comments and revise the
document, as necessary, before issuing a final EIS. To ensure we have
the opportunity to consider and address your comments, please carefully
follow the instructions in the Public Participation section, beginning
on page 2.
With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues
related to this project to formally cooperate with us in the
preparation of the EIS.\4\ Agencies that would like to request
cooperating agency status should follow the instructions for filing
comments provided under the Public Participation section of this
notice.
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\4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1501.6.
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Native American tribes, and the public on the project's potential
effects on historic properties.\5\ We will define the project-specific
Area of Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPOs as the
project develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a
minimum encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples
include construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards,
compressor stations, and access roads). Our EIS for this project will
document our findings on the impacts on historic properties and
summarize the status of consultations under section 106.
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\5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
Places.
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Currently Identified Environmental Issues

We have already identified several issues that we think deserve
attention based on a preliminary review of the planned facilities, the
environmental information provided by Cheniere Midstream, and comments
received at the project open houses. This preliminary list of issues
may change based on your comments and our analysis:
Impacts on water wells;
threatened and endangered species;
geological hazards; and
pipeline route alternatives.

Environmental Mailing List

The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
planned project.
Copies of the completed draft EIS will be sent to the environmental
mailing list for public review and comment. If you would prefer to
receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD version or would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached Information Request (appendix 4).

Becoming an Intervenor

Once Cheniere Midstream files its application with the Commission,
you may want to become an ``intervenor,'' which is an official party to
the Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Motions to intervene are more fully described at
http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. Instructions
for becoming an intervenor are in the ``Document-less Intervention
Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on the Commission's Web site.
Please note that the Commission will not accept requests for intervenor
status at this time. You must wait until the Commission receives a
formal application for the project.

Additional Information

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. 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., PF17-
3). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free

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at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (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.
Public sessions or site visits will be posted on the Commission's
calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along
with other related information.
Finally, Cheniere Midstream has established toll-free telephone
numbers ((888) 214-7275 for general inquiries or (800) 305-2466 for
landowner inquiries) and an email support address
(midship@cheniere.com) so that parties can contact them directly with
questions about the project. You may also refer to Cheniere Midstream's
project Web site for additional information at http://www.cheniere.com/pipelines/midship/.

Dated: January 27, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Docket Numbers: ER17–858–000. must file in accordance with Rules 211 lessen environmental impacts. Your
Applicants: 67RK 8me LLC. and 214 of the Commission’s input will help the Commission staff
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Co- Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and determine what issues they need to
Tenancy Agreement to be effective 1/27/ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern evaluate in the EIS. To ensure that your
2017. time on the specified comment date. comments are timely and properly
Filed Date: 1/26/17. Protests may be considered, but recorded, please send your comments so
Accession Number: 20170126–5167. intervention is necessary to become a that the Commission receives them in
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/17. party to the proceeding. Washington, DC on or before February
Docket Numbers: ER17–859–000. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 27, 2017.
Applicants: 65HK 8me LLC. information relating to filing If you sent comments on this project
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Co- requirements, interventions, protests, to the Commission before the opening of
Tenancy Agreement to be effective 1/27/ service, and qualifying facilities filings this docket on November 9, 2016, you
2017. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ will need to file those comments in
Filed Date: 1/26/17. docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Docket No. PF17–3–000 to ensure they
Accession Number: 20170126–5168. other information, call (866) 208–3676 are considered as part of this
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/17. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. proceeding.
Docket Numbers: ER17–860–000. This notice is being sent to the
Dated: January 27, 2017. Commission’s current environmental
Applicants: 87RL 8me LLC.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., mailing list for this project. State and
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Co-
Deputy Secretary. local government representatives should
Tenancy Agreement to be effective 1/27/
2017. [FR Doc. 2017–02225 Filed 2–1–17; 8:45 am] notify their constituents of this planned
Filed Date: 1/26/17. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P project and encourage them to comment
Accession Number: 20170126–5169. on their areas of concern.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/17. If you are a landowner receiving this
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY notice, a pipeline company
Docket Numbers: ER17–861–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent representative may contact you about
Federal Energy Regulatory the acquisition of an easement to
Independent System Operator, Inc. Commission
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: construct, operate, and maintain the
2017–01–27_Schedule 31 Annual [Docket No. PF17–3–000] planned facilities. The company would
Update Filing to be effective 4/1/2017. seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
Filed Date: 1/27/17. Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc.; agreement. However, if the Commission
Accession Number: 20170127–5029. Notice of Intent To Prepare an approves the project, that approval
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/17/17. Environmental Impact Statement for conveys with it the right of eminent
Docket Numbers: ER17–862–000. the Planned Midcontinent Supply domain. Therefore, if easement
Applicants: Bethel Wind Farm LLC. Header Interstate Pipeline Project, negotiations fail to produce an
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Request for Comments on agreement, the pipeline company could
Amendment of Bethel Wind Farm MBR Environmental Issues, and Notice of initiate condemnation proceedings
Tariff to be effective 1/28/2017. Public Scoping Sessions where compensation would be
Filed Date: 1/27/17. determined in accordance with state
The staff of the Federal Energy law.
Accession Number: 20170127–5031. Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/17/17. A fact sheet prepared by FERC
Commission) will prepare an entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
Docket Numbers: ER17–863–000. environmental impact statement (EIS) Facility on My Land? What Do I Need
Applicants: Commonwealth Edison that will discuss the environmental to Know?’’ is available for viewing on
Company, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. impacts of the Midcontinent Supply the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov). This
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Header Interstate Pipeline Project fact sheet addresses a number of
Commonwealth Edison Company (MIDSHIP Project) involving typically asked questions, including the
Submits PBOP Filing to be effective 3/ construction and operation of facilities use of eminent domain and how to
27/2017. by Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc. participate in the Commission’s
Filed Date: 1/27/17. (Cheniere Midstream) in Kingfisher,
Accession Number: 20170127–5034. proceedings.
Canadian, Grady, Garvin, Stephens,
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/17/17. Carter, Johnston, and Bryan Counties, Public Participation
Take notice that the Commission Oklahoma and leased capacity on For your convenience, there are four
received the following public utility existing pipeline infrastructure in methods you can use to submit your
holding company filings: Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana. The comments to the Commission. The
Docket Numbers: PH17–7–000. Commission will use this EIS in its Commission will provide equal
Applicants: Oaktree Capital Group, decision-making process to determine consideration to all comments received,
LLC. whether the project is in the public whether filed in written form or
Description: Oaktree Capital Group, convenience and necessity. provided verbally. The Commission
LLC FERC 65–B Waiver Notification. This notice announces the opening of encourages electronic filing of
Filed Date: 1/26/17. the scoping process the Commission comments and has expert staff available
Accession Number: 20170126–5211. will use to gather input from the public to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or
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Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/16/17. and interested agencies on the project. efiling@ferc.gov. Please carefully follow
The filings are accessible in the You can make a difference by providing these instructions so that your
Commission’s eLibrary system by us with your specific comments or comments are properly recorded.
clicking on the links or querying the concerns about the project. Your (1) You can file your comments
docket number. comments should focus on the potential electronically using the eComment
Any person desiring to intervene or environmental effects, reasonable feature on the Commission’s Web site
protest in any of the above proceedings alternatives, and measures to avoid or (www.ferc.gov) under the link to

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Documents and Filings. This is an easy with your submission. New eFiling with your submission: Kimberly D.
method for submitting brief, text-only users must first create an account by Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
comments on a project; clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ If you are filing Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street
(2) You can file your comments a comment on a particular project, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
electronically by using the eFiling please select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as (4) In lieu of sending written or
feature on the Commission’s Web site the filing type; or electronic comments, the Commission
(www.ferc.gov) under the link to (3) You can file a paper copy of your invites you to attend one of the public
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, comments by mailing them to the scoping session(s) its staff will conduct
you can provide comments in a variety following address. Be sure to reference in the project area, scheduled as
of formats by attaching them as a file the project docket number (PF17–3–000) follows:

Date and time Location

Monday, February 13, 2017, 4:00 Donald W. Reynolds Community Center, 323 West Beech Street, Durant, OK 74701, (580) 924–3486.
to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 4:00 Ardmore Convention Center, 2401 North Rockford Road, Ardmore, OK 73401, (580) 226–2862.
to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 15, 2017, Elmore City Community Center, 104 S Main Street, Elmore City, OK 73433, (580) 788–2345.
4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 16, 2017, 4:00 Redlands Community College, 1300 South Country Club Road, El Reno, OK 73036, (405) 262–2552.
to 8:00 p.m.

The primary goal of these scoping comments. Although there will not be a respectively.2 The planned leased
sessions is to have you identify the formal presentation, Commission staff capacity would begin at Bennington,
specific environmental issues and will be available throughout the Oklahoma, and end at interconnects in
concerns that should be considered in comment session to answer your the Perryville Hub area near Tallulah,
the EIS to be prepared for this project. questions about the environmental Louisiana.
Individual verbal comments will be review process. Representatives from According to Cheniere Midstream, the
taken on a one-on-one basis with a court Cheniere Midstream will also be present two-zone system would provide about
reporter. This format is designed to to answer project-specific questions. 1.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per
receive the maximum amount of verbal Please note this is not your only day from the South Central Oklahoma
comments, in a convenient way during public input opportunity; please refer to Oil Province (SCOOP) and Sooner
the timeframe allotted. the review process flow chart in Trend Anadarko Basin Canadian and
Each scoping session is scheduled appendix 2. Kingfisher (STACK) plays in Oklahoma
from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central to growing Gulf Coast markets via
Summary of the Planned Project
Standard Time. You may arrive at any deliveries to existing market hubs near
time after 4:00 p.m. There will not be a Cheniere Midstream plans to Atlanta, Texas and Perryville,
formal presentation by Commission staff construct and operate about 218.4 miles Louisiana. The general location of the
when the session opens. If you wish to of mainline and lateral natural gas planned project facilities is shown in
speak, the Commission staff will hand pipeline and appurtenant facilities from appendix 3.
out numbers in the order of your arrival; Okarche to Bennington, Oklahoma, and
distribution of numbers will be to lease approximately 353.0 miles of Land Requirements for Construction
discontinued at 7:00 p.m. Please see existing pipeline capacity. Construction of the planned facilities
appendix 1 for additional information Zone 1 of the MIDSHIP Project would would disturb about 3,003 acres of land
on the session format and conduct.1 consist of the following facilities in for the new mainline, Chisholm Lateral,
Your scoping comments will be Oklahoma: and aboveground facilities. Cheniere
recorded by the court reporter (with • Approximately 198.1 miles of new Midstream would maintain about 1,431
FERC staff or a representative present) 36-inch-diameter mainline pipeline in acres for permanent operation of the
and become part of the public record for Kingfisher, Canadian, Grady, Garvin, MIDSHIP Project’s facilities following
this proceeding. Transcripts will be Stephens, Carter, Johnston, and Bryan construction; the remaining acreage
publicly available on FERC’s eLibrary Counties; would be restored and revert to former
system (see below for instructions on • approximately 20.3 miles of new
uses. About 66 percent of the planned
using eLibrary). If a significant number 24-inch-diameter lateral pipeline
mainline route and about 93 percent of
of people are interested in providing (referred to as the ‘‘Chisholm Lateral’’)
the Chisholm Lateral route parallel
verbal comments in the one-on-one in Kingfisher County;
• three new compressor stations, existing pipeline or utility rights-of-way.
settings, a time limit of 5 minutes may Cheniere Midstream would not
totaling 124,710 horsepower, in
be implemented for each commentor. construct any new facilities or facility
It is important to note that verbal Canadian, Garvin, and Bryan Counties;
• nine receipt and two delivery meter expansions as part of Zone 2.
comments hold the same weight as
stations in Kingfisher, Canadian, Grady, The EIS Process
written or electronically submitted
Garvin, and Bryan Counties; and
• other appurtenant facilities. The National Environmental Policy
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1 The appendices referenced in this notice will
Zone 2 of the MIDSHIP Project would Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the take into account the environmental
appendices were sent to all those receiving this involve 353.0 miles of existing pipeline
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov capacity leased from the Midcontinent impacts that could result from an action
using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the Express Pipeline LLC, and/or Gulf
Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First 2 Cheniere Midstream will determine the system

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or by calling
Crossing Pipeline Company LLC or systems on which pipeline capacity would be
(202) 502–8371. For instructions on connecting to pipelines, operated by Kinder Morgan leased prior to submission of a certificate
eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP, application.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 9064

82 FR 9064 - Cheniere Midstream Holdings, Inc.; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Sessions

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 21 (February 2, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission