83 FR 3697 - Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 18 (January 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3697-3698]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01503]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-49-000]


Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, Inc.; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on January 16, 2018, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania, 
Inc. (CPA), 121 Champion Way, Suite 100, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 
15317, filed in Docket No. CP18-49-000 an application pursuant to 
section 7(f) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) requesting a service area 
determination within which CPA may, without further Commission 
authorization, enlarge or expand its facilities. CPA states that this 
determination will allow it to transport natural gas from a delivery 
point in Ohio for distribution to consumers in Pennsylvania. CPA 
asserts that it recently discovered that one of the Columbia Gas 
Transmission, LLC points of delivery that serves CPA is located in 
Columbiana County, Ohio, approximately 679 feet from the Pennsylvania 
border. CPA avers that it further discovered that there is a Columbia 
Gas of Ohio, Inc. customer in Ohio being serviced from the CPA 
pipeline. CPA does not contemplate any change in its operations and 
does not plan to serve any customers in Ohio. CPA additionally requests 
that the Commission determine that CPA qualifies as a local 
distribution company for the purposes of transportation under section 
311 of the Natural Gas Policy Act and that it be granted waiver of all 
reporting and accounting requirements, as well as other rules and 
regulations that are normally applicable to natural gas companies 
subject to the Commission's jurisdiction, 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 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (886) 208-3676 or TYY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions concerning this application may be directed to Brooke 
E Wancheck, Assistant General Counsel, 290 W Nationwide Blvd., 
Columbus, Ohio 43215, by telephone at (614) 460-5558 or Kenneth W 
Christman, Assistant General Counsel, 121 Champion Way, Suite 100, 
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317, by telephone at (724) 416-6315.
    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.
    There are two ways to become involved in the Commission's review of 
this project. First, any person wishing to

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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 
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 7 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 February 12, 2018.

    Dated: January 22, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01503 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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