83 FR 17820 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17820-17821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08476]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-173-000]


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

    Take notice that on April 10, 2018, Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 
(Columbia), 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002-2700, 
filed in Docket No. CP18-173-000 a prior notice request pursuant to 
sections 157.205 and 157.213(b) of the Commission's regulations under 
the Natural Gas Act (NGA), requesting authorization to construct and 
operate one new horizontal storage well, designated Well 12622, and 
related pipeline and appurtenances at Columbia's Weaver Storage Field, 
located in Ashland, Holmes, Knox, and Richland Counties, Ohio. Columbia 
estimates the cost of the proposed project to be approximately 
$2,800,000, all as more fully set 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 Linda 
Farquhar, Manager, Project Determinations & Regulatory Administration, 
Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700, 
Houston, Texas 77002-2700, by telephone at (832) 320-5685, by fax at 
(832) 320-6685, 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 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 EA.

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    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 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.

    Dated: April 18, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-08476 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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