83 FR 16352 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07779 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16352-16353] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07779] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket Nos. CP18-137-000 PF17-6-000] Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Application Take notice that on March 26, 2018, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, filed in Docket No. CP18-137-000, an application pursuant to sections 7(b) and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) for its proposed Buckeye XPress Project. Specifically, Columbia proposes to: (i) Construct approximately 66.2 miles of 36-inch-diameter pipeline and appurtenances; and (ii) abandon approximately 60.8 miles of 20- and 24- inch-diameter pipeline and appurtenances, all located in Vinton, Jackson, Gallia, and Lawrence Counties, Ohio and Wayne County, West Virginia. The project would provide 275,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation service. Columbia estimates the cost of the Buckeye XPress Project to be $709,200,216, all as more fully set forth in the application which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. The filing is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission's website 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, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, (202) 502-8659. Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Robert Jackson, Manager, Certificates & Regulatory Administration, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, by telephone at (832) 320-5487 or by email at robert_jackson@transcanada.com. On August 1, 2017, Commission staff granted Columbia's request to utilize the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket No. PF17-6-000 to staff activities involved in the Buckeye XPress Project. Now, as of the March 26, 2018 application, the Pre-Filing Process for this project has ended. From this time forward, this proceeding will be conducted in CP18-137-000, as noted in the caption of the Notice. Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules (18 CFR 157.9), within 90 days of this Notice, the Commission staff will 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 environmental assessment (EA) for this proposal. 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 EA. There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of this project. First, any person wishing to obtain legal status by becoming a party to the proceedings for this project should, on or before the comment date stated below file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party status will be placed on the service list maintained by the Secretary of the Commission and will receive copies of all documents filed by the applicant and by all other parties. A party must submit seven copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission and must mail a copy to the applicant and to every other party. Only parties to the proceeding can ask for court review of Commission orders in the proceeding. However, a person does not have to intervene in order to have comments considered. The second way to participate is by filing with the Secretary of the Commission, as soon as possible, an original and two copies of comments in support of or in opposition to this project. The Commission will consider these comments in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but the filing of a comment alone will not serve to make the filer a party to the proceeding. The Commission's rules require that persons filing comments in opposition to the project [[Page 16353]] provide copies of their protests only to the party or parties directly involved in the protest. 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 commentors 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 commentors will not be required to serve copies of filed documents on all other parties. However, the non-party commentors 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. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 30, 2018. Dated: April 9, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-07779 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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structure; (3) a 112-foot-long, 88-foot- q. Final amendments to the Pre-Filing Process and assigned Docket
wide, 46-foot-high powerhouse application must be filed with the No. PF17–6–000 to staff activities
containing two 5.04-megawatt (MW) Commission no later than 30 days from involved in the Buckeye XPress Project.
turbine-generator units, with a total the issuance date of the notice of ready Now, as of the March 26, 2018
capacity of 10.08 MW; (4) a 3,000-foot- for environmental analysis. application, the Pre-Filing Process for
long, 100-foot-wide tailrace; (5) two Dated: April 9, 2018. this project has ended. From this time
4.16-kilovolt, 120-foot-long forward, this proceeding will be
Kimberly D. Bose,
underground generator leads; (6) a 60- conducted in CP18–137–000, as noted
Secretary.
foot-long by 48-foot-wide electrical in the caption of the Notice.
[FR Doc. 2018–07780 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
switchyard; and (7) appurtenant
facilities. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),
The Granby Project is operated in a within 90 days of this Notice, the
modified run-of-river mode. The Granby Commission staff will issue a Notice of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Schedule for Environmental Review. If
Project and the Fulton Development at
Erie’s Oswego River Hydroelectric a Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Federal Energy Regulatory Review is issued, it will indicate, among
Project (FERC Project No. 2474) are Commission
located at opposite ends of the same other milestones, the anticipated date
dam and share a single bypassed reach [Docket Nos. CP18–137–000 PF17–6–000] for the Commission staff’s issuance of
and reservoir. The flow and the environmental assessment (EA) for
impoundment elevation requirements in Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; this proposal. The issuance of a Notice
the Oswego Project license,1 which were Notice of Application of Schedule for Environmental Review
based on a 2004 Offer of Settlement, will serve to notify federal and state
Take notice that on March 26, 2018,
affect the Granby Project. The average agencies of the timing for the
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
annual generation at the Granby Project completion of all necessary reviews, and
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
is estimated to be 44,181 megawatt- the subsequent need to complete all
700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed
hours. federal authorizations within 90 days of
in Docket No. CP18–137–000, an
o. A copy of the application is the date of issuance of the Commission
application pursuant to sections 7(b)
available for review at the Commission staff’s EA.
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) There are two ways to become
in the Public Reference Room or may be for its proposed Buckeye XPress Project.
viewed on the Commission’s website at involved in the Commission’s review of
Specifically, Columbia proposes to: (i) this project. First, any person wishing to
http://www.ferc.gov using the Construct approximately 66.2 miles of obtain legal status by becoming a party
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 36-inch-diameter pipeline and to the proceedings for this project
number excluding the last three digits in appurtenances; and (ii) abandon should, on or before the comment date
the docket number field to access the approximately 60.8 miles of 20- and 24- stated below file with the Federal
document. For assistance, contact FERC inch-diameter pipeline and Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
Online Support. A copy is also available appurtenances, all located in Vinton, First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426,
for inspection and reproduction at the Jackson, Gallia, and Lawrence Counties, a motion to intervene in accordance
address in item h above. Ohio and Wayne County, West Virginia. with the requirements of the
You may also register online at http:// The project would provide 275,000 Commission’s Rules of Practice and
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ dekatherms per day of firm Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
esubscription.asp to be notified via transportation service. Columbia and the Regulations under the NGA (18
email of new filings and issuances estimates the cost of the Buckeye XPress CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
related to this or other pending projects. Project to be $709,200,216, all as more status will be placed on the service list
For assistance, contact FERC Online fully set forth in the application which maintained by the Secretary of the
Support. is on file with the Commission and open Commission and will receive copies of
p. Procedural schedule and final to public inspection. The filing is all documents filed by the applicant and
amendments: The application will be available for review at the Commission by all other parties. A party must submit
processed according to the following in the Public Reference Room or may be seven copies of filings made in the
preliminary schedule. Revisions to the viewed on the Commission’s website proceeding with the Commission and
schedule will be made as appropriate. web at http://www.ferc.gov using the must mail a copy to the applicant and
Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)— ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket to every other party. Only parties to the
June 2018 number excluding the last three digits in proceeding can ask for court review of
Request Additional Information—June the docket number field to access the Commission orders in the proceeding.
2018 document. For assistance, contact FERC However, a person does not have to
Issue Acceptance Letter—September at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call intervene in order to have comments
2018 toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) considered. The second way to
Issue Scoping Document 1—September 502–8659. participate is by filing with the
2018 Any questions concerning this Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
Comments on Scoping Document 1 application may be directed to Robert possible, an original and two copies of
due—October 2018 Jackson, Manager, Certificates & comments in support of or in opposition
Issue Scoping Document 2 (if Regulatory Administration, Columbia to this project. The Commission will
srobinson on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
necessary)—December 2018 Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana consider these comments in
Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas determining the appropriate action to be
Analysis—January 2019 77002–2700, by telephone at (832) 320– taken, but the filing of a comment alone
Commission issues EA—June 2019 5487 or by email at robert_jackson@ will not serve to make the filer a party
Comments on EA—July 2019 transcanada.com. to the proceeding. The Commission’s
On August 1, 2017, Commission staff rules require that persons filing
1 109 FERC ¶ 62, 141 (2004). granted Columbia’s request to utilize the comments in opposition to the project
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provide copies of their protests only to staff will hold a technical conference on For more information about this
the party or parties directly involved in Tuesday, April 10, 2018 and technical conference, please contact
the protest. Wednesday, April 11, 2018, to discuss David Kathan at (202) 502–6404,
Persons who wish to comment only the participation of distributed energy david.kathan@ferc.gov, or Louise Nutter
on the environmental review of this resource (DER) aggregations in Regional at (202) 502–8175, louise.nutter@
project should submit an original and Transmission Organization (RTO) and ferc.gov. For information related to
two copies of their comments to the Independent System Operator (ISO) logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley
Secretary of the Commission. markets and to more broadly discuss the at (202) 502–8368, sarah.mckinley@
Environmental commentors will be potential effects of DERs on the bulk ferc.gov.
placed on the Commission’s power system. On April 10, 2018, the Dated: April 9, 2018.
environmental mailing list, will receive conference will commence at 10:15 a.m. Kimberly D. Bose,
copies of the environmental documents, and end at 4:45 p.m. On April 11, 2018,
Secretary.
and will be notified of meetings the conference will commence at 9:00
[FR Doc. 2018–07781 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
associated with the Commission’s a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. The
environmental review process. conference will be held at the Federal BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Environmental commentors will not be Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
required to serve copies of filed First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
documents on all other parties. Commissioners will lead the second
However, the non-party commentors panel of the technical conference. Federal Energy Regulatory
will not receive copies of all documents Commission staff will lead the other six Commission
filed by other parties or issued by the panels, and Commissioners may attend.
Commission (except for the mailing of The updated agenda for this technical
conference is attached. All changes to [Docket No. CP18–149–000]
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right the agenda since the Commission’s Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC;
to seek court review of the March 29, 2018 Supplemental Notice of Notice of Request Under Blanket
Commission’s final order. Technical Conference appear in italics. Authorization
The Commission strongly encourages All interested persons may attend the
electronic filings of comments, protests conference, and registration is not Take notice that on March 29, 2018,
and interventions in lieu of paper using required. However, in-person attendees Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// are encouraged to register on-line by (Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file April 3, 2018 at: https://www.ferc.gov/ 700, Houston, Texas 77002–2700, filed
electronically should submit an original whats-new/registration/04-10-18- in Docket No. CP18–149–000 a prior
and seven copies of the protest or form.asp. In-person attendees should notice request pursuant to sections
intervention to the Federal Energy allow time to pass through building 157.205 and 157.213(b) of the
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street security procedures before the start time Commission’s regulations under the
NE, Washington, DC 20426. of the technical conference. Natural Gas Act (NGA), requesting
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern The Commission will transcribe and authorization to construct and operate
Time on April 30, 2018. webcast this conference. Transcripts one new horizontal storage well,
Dated: April 9, 2018. will be available immediately for a fee designated Well 12606, and one new
from Ace Reporting (202–347–3700). A vertical observation well, designated
Kimberly D. Bose,
link to the webcast of this event will be Well 12607, and related pipelines and
Secretary.
available in the Commission Calendar of appurtenances at Columbia’s Pavonia
[FR Doc. 2018–07779 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] Events at www.ferc.gov. The Capitol Storage Field, located in Ashland and
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Connection provides technical support Richland Counties, Ohio. Columbia
for the webcasts and offers the option of estimates the cost of the proposed
listening to the conference via phone- project to be approximately $5,000,000,
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY bridge for a fee. For additional all as more fully set forth in the
Federal Energy Regulatory information, visit application which is on file with the
Commission www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) Commission and open to public
993–3100. inspection. The filing may also be
[Docket No. RM18–9–000; Docket No. While this conference is not for the viewed on the web at http://
AD18–10–000] purpose of discussing specific cases, it www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
may address matters at issue in the Enter the docket number excluding the
Participation of Distributed Energy following Commission proceedings that last three digits in the docket number
Resource Aggregations in Markets are pending: field to access the document. For
Operated by Regional Transmission • Advanced Energy Economy, Docket assistance, please contact FERC Online
Organizations and Independent No. EL17–75–001 Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
System Operators; Distributed Energy • Southern California Edison Company, ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
Resources-Technical Considerations Docket No. ER18–1248–000 TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
for the Bulk Power System; Further
Supplemental Notice of Technical Commission conferences are Any questions concerning this
accessible under section 508 of the application may be directed to Linda
srobinson on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
Conference
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For Farquhar, Manager, Project
As announced in a Notice of accessibility accommodations please Determinations & Regulatory
Technical Conference issued on send an email to accessibility@ferc.gov Administration, Columbia Gas
February 15, 2018 and a Supplemental or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana
Notice of Technical Conference issued or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas
on March 29, 2018, Federal Energy 202–208–2106 with the required 77002–2700, by telephone at (832) 320–
Regulatory Commission (Commission) accommodations. 5685, by fax at (832) 320–6685, or by
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