83 FR 40509 - Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned MVP Southgate Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-17545

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40509-40512]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF18-4-000]

Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned MVP Southgate Project,
and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public
Scoping Session

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 MVP Southgate Project
(Project). The Project involves the construction and operation of
facilities by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (Mountain Valley), a joint
venture between affiliates of EQT Corporation and NextEra Energy, Inc.
in Virginia and North Carolina. 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 about issues regarding the Project. The National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) requires the Commission to take into account the
environmental impacts that could result from its action whenever it
considers the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity. NEPA also requires the Commission to discover 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. To ensure that your comments are timely
and properly recorded, please submit your comments so that the
Commission receives them in Washington, DC on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
Time on September 10, 2018.
You can make a difference by submitting 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 it needs to evaluate in the EIS. Commission
staff will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the
EIS.
If you sent comments on this Project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on May 15, 2018, or if you sent comments on this
Project to the MVP mainline docket (CP16-10-000), you will need to file
those comments in Docket No. PF18-4-000 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 Mountain Valley
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 easement agreement. You
are not required to enter into an agreement. However, if the Commission
approves the Project, that approval conveys with it the right of
eminent domain. Therefore, if you and the company do not reach an
easement agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings in court. In such instances, compensation would be
determined by a judge in accordance with state law.
A fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural
Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need To Know?'' is available for
viewing on the FERC website (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 encourages electronic
filing of comments and has staff available to assist you at (866) 208-
3676 or FercOnlineSupport@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, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment 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, which is located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and

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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.'' You will be
asked to select the type of filing you are making; a comment on a
particular project is considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; 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
(PF18-4-000) 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 comments, the Commission invites you
to attend one of the public scoping sessions its staff will conduct in
the Project area, scheduled as follows:

FERC Public Scoping Meetings--MVP Southgate Project
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Date and time Location
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Monday, August 20, 2018; 5-8 p.m.......... Reidsville Event Center, 223
S. Scales Street,
Reidsville, NC 27320.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018; 5-8 p.m......... Olde Dominion Agricultural
Complex, 19783 US-29,
Chatham, VA 24531.
Thursday, August 23, 2018; 5-8 p.m........ Vailtree Event and
Conference Center, 1567
Bakatsias Lane, Haw River,
NC 27258.
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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. 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 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. 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. Comments will be taken until 8 p.m.
However, if no additional numbers have been handed out and all
individuals who wish to provide comments have had an opportunity to do
so, staff may conclude the session at 7:30 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 call (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 a court reporter (with
FERC staff or 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 three (3) minutes
may be implemented for each commentor.
It is important to note that the Commission provides equal
consideration to all comments received, whether filed in written form
or provided verbally at a scoping session. Although there will not be a
formal presentation, Commission staff will be available throughout the
scoping session to answer your questions about the environmental review
process. Representatives from Mountain Valley will also be present to
answer questions you may have about their Project.
Please note this is not your only public input opportunity; please
refer to the review process flow chart in appendix 2.\1\

Summary of the Planned Project

The Project would involve the construction and operation of about
72 miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Rockingham and Alamance Counties,
North Carolina. The Project would interconnect with and receive gas
from the Mountain Valley Pipeline near Chatham, Virginia, and the East
Tennessee Natural Gas mainline near Eden, North Carolina. The pipeline
would extend about 72 miles to its planned terminus at an interconnect
near Graham, North Carolina. The pipeline would be designed to deliver
at least 300 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Additional
facilities would include new compressor stations in Pittsylvania
County, Virginia and Rockingham County, North Carolina; four new meter
stations; eight main line valves, and four pig \2\ launchers and
receivers.
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\2\ A ``pig'' is an internal tool that the pipeline company
inserts into and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning,
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The general location of the Project facilities is shown in appendix
3. Additional Project location information, including an interactive
map, is available on the Mountain Valley's Project website:
www.mvpsouthgate.com.

Project Alternatives

Mountain Valley is evaluating the following alternatives and route
deviations listed below. Illustrations of these alternatives are
provided in the figures in appendix 3.

Sandy Cross Road Alternative

To address concerns regarding the planned route's proximity to
residences in Alamance County, North Carolina, the Sandy Cross Road
Alternative would deviate from the planned route near milepost (MP)
65.5 and extend northeast and then south for about 2.0 miles before
rejoining the planned route at MP 67.0.

Alamance Eastern Alternative

To address concerns regarding the planned route's proximity to
residences in Alamance County, North Carolina, the Alamance Eastern
Alternative would deviate from the planned route near MP 65.6 and
extend east and then southwest for about 9.6 miles before rejoining the
planned route at MP 70.4.

Alamance Southern Alternative

To address concerns regarding the planned route's proximity to
residences in Alamance County, North Carolina, the Alamance Southern
Alternative would deviate from the planned route near MP 71.4 and
extend southeast, and then southwest for about 2.3 miles before
rejoining the planned route at MP 72.5.

Duke Powerline Alternative

In order to increase the planned route's collocation with existing
rights-of-way in Alamance County, North Carolina, the Duke Powerline
Alternative would deviate from the planned route near MP 58.2 and
extend south and then east for about 4.4 miles before rejoining the
planned route at MP 62.0. This alternative route is collocated with the
Duke Energy transmission line and other rights-of-way for about 3.8
miles.

Land Requirements for Construction

Construction of the planned facilities would disturb about 1,348
acres of land. Following construction, Mountain Valley would maintain
about 449 acres for permanent operation of the Project's facilities,
not including permanent access roads; the remaining acreage would be
restored and revert to former uses. About 47 percent of the planned
pipeline route parallels existing pipeline, utility, and road rights-
of-way.

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The EIS Process

The EIS will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the
construction and operation of the planned Project under these general
headings:
1. Geology and soils;
2. land use;
3. water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;
4. cultural resources;
5. vegetation and wildlife;
6. air quality and noise;
7. endangered and threatened species;
8. public safety;
9. socioeconomics; and
10. cumulative impacts.
Commission staff 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, Commission staff
have already initiated a 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 the Commission receives an application. As part of the
pre-filing review, Commission staff will contact federal and state
agencies to discuss their involvement in the scoping process and the
preparation of the EIS.
The EIS will present Commission staffs' independent analysis of the
issues. The Commission will publish and distribute the draft EIS for
public comment. After the comment period, staff will consider all
timely comments and revise the document, as necessary, before issuing a
final EIS. To ensure Commission staff 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, the Commission is asking agencies with
jurisdiction by law and/or special expertise with respect to the
environmental issues related to this Project to formally cooperate in
the preparation of the EIS.\3\ 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. Currently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has expressed their
intention to participate as a cooperating agency in the preparation of
the EIS.
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\3\ 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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Consultation 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, the Commission is using this notice to initiate
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office(s)
(SHPO), and to solicit their views and those of other government
agencies, interested Indian tribes, and the public on the Project's
potential effects on historic properties.\4\ Commission staff will
define the Project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in
consultation with the SHPO(s) 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).
The 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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\4\ 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

Commission staff have already identified several issues that
deserve attention based on a preliminary review of the planned
facilities and the environmental information provided by Mountain
Valley. This preliminary list of issues may change based on your
comments and our analysis.
1. Domestic water sources, wells, springs, and waterbodies;
2. federally-listed threatened and endangered species, including
mussels, fish, and bats;
3. residential developments and property values;
4. public safety;
5. environmental justice;
6. operational noise from planned compressor stations; and
7. alternatives and their potential impacts on a range of
resources.

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. Commission staff will update the environmental
mailing list as the analysis proceeds to ensure that information
related to this environmental review is sent 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 a CD version or would
like to remove your name from the mailing list, please return the
attached ``Mailing List Update Form'' (appendix 4).

Becoming an Intervenor

Once Mountain Valley files its application with the Commission, you
may want to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision 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 pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedures (Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, part 385.214).
Motions to intervene are more fully described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp. 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, after which the Commission will issue a public notice that
establishes an intervention deadline.

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 website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number
in the ``Docket Number'' field, excluding the last three digits (i.e.,
PF18-4). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance,

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please contact FERC Online Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or
toll free at (866) 208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all 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.
Finally, 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.

Dated: August 9, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY If you sent comments on this Project
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call to the Commission before the opening of
(202) 502–8659. Federal Energy Regulatory this docket on May 15, 2018, or if you
Dated: August 8, 2018. Commission sent comments on this Project to the
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., MVP mainline docket (CP16–10–000),
[Docket No. PF18–4–000] you will need to file those comments in
Deputy Secretary.
Docket No. PF18–4–000 to ensure they
[FR Doc. 2018–17507 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice are considered as part of this
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P of Intent To Prepare an Environmental proceeding.
Impact Statement for the Planned MVP This notice is being sent to the
Southgate Project, and Request for Commission’s current environmental
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Comments on Environmental Issues, mailing list for this Project. State and
and Notice of Public Scoping Session local government representatives should
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission The staff of the Federal Energy notify their constituents of this planned
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Project and encourage them to comment
[Docket No. AD18–11–000] on their areas of concern.
Commission) will prepare an
If you are a landowner receiving this
Reliability Technical Conference; environmental impact statement (EIS)
notice, a Mountain Valley representative
Notice Inviting Post-Technical that will discuss the environmental
may contact you about the acquisition of
Conference Comments impacts of the MVP Southgate Project
an easement to construct, operate, and
(Project). The Project involves the
On Tuesday, July 31, 2018, the maintain the planned facilities. The
construction and operation of facilities company would seek to negotiate a
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC
convened a Commissioner-led technical mutually acceptable easement
(Mountain Valley), a joint venture agreement. You are not required to enter
conference to discuss policy issues between affiliates of EQT Corporation
related to the reliability of the Bulk- into an agreement. However, if the
and NextEra Energy, Inc. in Virginia and Commission approves the Project, that
Power System. North Carolina. The Commission will
All interested persons are invited to approval conveys with it the right of
use this EIS in its decision-making eminent domain. Therefore, if you and
file post-technical conference comments process to determine whether the
on the topics concerning the reliability the company do not reach an easement
Project is in the public convenience and agreement, the pipeline company could
of the Bulk-Power System discussed
necessity. initiate condemnation proceedings in
during the technical conference,
This notice announces the opening of court. In such instances, compensation
including the questions listed in the
the scoping process the Commission would be determined by a judge in
Supplemental Notices issued in this
will use to gather input from the public accordance with state law.
proceeding on June 1, 2018 and July 17,
and interested agencies about issues A fact sheet prepared by the FERC
2018. Attached to this notice are the
regarding the Project. The National entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
electric reliability topics and questions
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Facility On My Land? What Do I Need
related to each Panel. Commenters need
requires the Commission to take into To Know?’’ is available for viewing on
not respond to all questions asked.
account the environmental impacts that the FERC website (www.ferc.gov). This
Commenters should organize responses
could result from its action whenever it fact sheet addresses a number of
consistent with the numbering of the
considers the issuance of a Certificate of typically asked questions, including the
attached questions and identify to what
Public Convenience and Necessity. use of eminent domain and how to
extent their responses are generally
NEPA also requires the Commission to participate in the Commission’s
applicable. Commission staff reserves
discover concerns the public may have proceedings.
the right to post additional follow-up
about proposals. This process is referred
questions related to those panels if Public Participation
to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
deemed necessary. In addition,
scoping process is to focus the analysis For your convenience, there are four
commenters are encouraged, when
in the EIS on the important methods you can use to submit your
possible, to provide specific examples
environmental issues. By this notice, the comments to the Commission. The
and data in support of their answers.
Commission requests public comments Commission encourages electronic filing
Comments must be submitted on or
on the scope of the issues to address in of comments and has staff available to
before 30 days from the date of this
the EIS. To ensure that your comments assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
notice and should not exceed 30 pages.
For further information about this are timely and properly recorded, please FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
Notice, please contact: Lodie White, submit your comments so that the carefully follow these instructions so
Office of Electric Reliability, Federal Commission receives them in that your comments are properly
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Washington, DC on or before 5 p.m. recorded.
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, Eastern Time on September 10, 2018. (1) You can file your comments
(202) 502–8453, lodie.white@ferc.gov; You can make a difference by electronically using the eComment
Robert Clark, Office of Electric submitting your specific comments or feature, which is located on the
Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory concerns about the Project. Your Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
Commission, 888 First Street NE, comments should focus on the potential under the link to Documents and
Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–8165, environmental effects, reasonable Filings. Using eComment is an easy
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robert.clark@ferc.gov. alternatives, and measures to avoid or method for submitting brief, text-only
lessen environmental impacts. Your comments on a project;
Dated: August 9, 2018. input will help the Commission staff (2) You can file your comments
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., determine what issues it needs to electronically by using the eFiling
Deputy Secretary. evaluate in the EIS. Commission staff feature, which is located on the
[FR Doc. 2018–17539 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] will consider all filed comments during Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
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Filings. With eFiling, you can provide Your scoping comments will be available on the Mountain Valley’s
comments in a variety of formats by recorded by a court reporter (with FERC Project website:
attaching them as a file with your staff or representative present) and www.mvpsouthgate.com.
submission. New eFiling users must become part of the public record for this
Project Alternatives
first create an account by clicking on proceeding. Transcripts will be publicly
‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select available on FERC’s eLibrary system Mountain Valley is evaluating the
the type of filing you are making; a (see below for instructions on using following alternatives and route
comment on a particular project is eLibrary). If a significant number of deviations listed below. Illustrations of
considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or people are interested in providing these alternatives are provided in the
(3) You can file a paper copy of your verbal comments in the one-on-one figures in appendix 3.
comments by mailing them to the settings, a time limit of three (3) minutes
Sandy Cross Road Alternative
following address. Be sure to reference may be implemented for each
the Project docket number (PF18–4–000) commentor. To address concerns regarding the
with your submission: Kimberly D. It is important to note that the planned route’s proximity to residences
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Commission provides equal in Alamance County, North Carolina,
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street consideration to all comments received, the Sandy Cross Road Alternative would
NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. whether filed in written form or deviate from the planned route near
(4) In lieu of sending written provided verbally at a scoping session. milepost (MP) 65.5 and extend northeast
comments, the Commission invites you Although there will not be a formal and then south for about 2.0 miles
to attend one of the public scoping presentation, Commission staff will be before rejoining the planned route at MP
sessions its staff will conduct in the available throughout the scoping session 67.0.
Project area, scheduled as follows: to answer your questions about the
Alamance Eastern Alternative
environmental review process.
Representatives from Mountain Valley To address concerns regarding the
FERC PUBLIC SCOPING MEETINGS—
will also be present to answer questions planned route’s proximity to residences
MVP SOUTHGATE PROJECT in Alamance County, North Carolina,
you may have about their Project.
Date and time Location
Please note this is not your only the Alamance Eastern Alternative would
public input opportunity; please refer to deviate from the planned route near MP
Monday, Au- Reidsville Event Center, 223 the review process flow chart in 65.6 and extend east and then southwest
gust 20, S. Scales Street, appendix 2.1 for about 9.6 miles before rejoining the
2018; 5–8 Reidsville, NC 27320. planned route at MP 70.4.
p.m.
Summary of the Planned Project
Tuesday, Au- Olde Dominion Agricultural The Project would involve the Alamance Southern Alternative
gust 21, Complex, 19783 US–29, construction and operation of about 72 To address concerns regarding the
2018; 5–8 Chatham, VA 24531. miles of 24-inch-diameter natural gas planned route’s proximity to residences
p.m. transmission pipeline in Pittsylvania in Alamance County, North Carolina,
Thursday, Au- Vailtree Event and Con- County, Virginia and Rockingham and
gust 23, ference Center, 1567
the Alamance Southern Alternative
2018; 5–8 Bakatsias Lane, Haw
Alamance Counties, North Carolina. The would deviate from the planned route
p.m. River, NC 27258. Project would interconnect with and near MP 71.4 and extend southeast, and
receive gas from the Mountain Valley then southwest for about 2.3 miles
The primary goal of these scoping Pipeline near Chatham, Virginia, and before rejoining the planned route at MP
sessions is to have you identify the the East Tennessee Natural Gas 72.5.
specific environmental issues and mainline near Eden, North Carolina.
The pipeline would extend about 72 Duke Powerline Alternative
concerns that should be considered in
the EIS. Individual verbal comments miles to its planned terminus at an In order to increase the planned
will be taken on a one-on-one basis with interconnect near Graham, North route’s collocation with existing rights-
a court reporter. This format is designed Carolina. The pipeline would be of-way in Alamance County, North
to receive the maximum amount of designed to deliver at least 300 million Carolina, the Duke Powerline
verbal comments, in a convenient way cubic feet of natural gas per day. Alternative would deviate from the
during the timeframe allotted. Additional facilities would include new planned route near MP 58.2 and extend
Each scoping session is scheduled compressor stations in Pittsylvania south and then east for about 4.4 miles
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT. There will County, Virginia and Rockingham before rejoining the planned route at MP
not be a formal presentation by County, North Carolina; four new meter 62.0. This alternative route is collocated
Commission staff when the session stations; eight main line valves, and four with the Duke Energy transmission line
opens. If you wish to speak, the pig 2 launchers and receivers. and other rights-of-way for about 3.8
Commission staff will hand out The general location of the Project miles.
numbers in the order of your arrival. facilities is shown in appendix 3.
Additional Project location information, Land Requirements for Construction
Comments will be taken until 8 p.m.
However, if no additional numbers have including an interactive map, is Construction of the planned facilities
been handed out and all individuals would disturb about 1,348 acres of land.
who wish to provide comments have appendices were sent to all those receiving this Following construction, Mountain
notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov Valley would maintain about 449 acres
had an opportunity to do so, staff may
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using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’ or from the
conclude the session at 7:30 p.m. Please Commission’s Public Reference Room, 888 First for permanent operation of the Project’s
see appendix 1 for additional Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, or call (202) 502– facilities, not including permanent
information on the session format and 8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, access roads; the remaining acreage
refer to the last page of this notice. would be restored and revert to former
conduct.1 2 A ‘‘pig’’ is an internal tool that the pipeline

company inserts into and pushes through the
uses. About 47 percent of the planned
1 The appendices referenced in this notice will pipeline for cleaning, inspections, or other pipeline route parallels existing
not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the purposes. pipeline, utility, and road rights-of-way.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 40509

83 FR 40509 - Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Planned MVP Southgate Project, and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public Scoping Session

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 158 (August 15, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission