83 FR 4200 - Adelphia Gateway, LLC; Notice of Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4200-4201]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01792]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-46-000]


Adelphia Gateway, LLC; Notice of Applications

    Take notice that on January 12, 2018, Adelphia Gateway, LLC 
(Adelphia), 1415 Wyckoff Road Wall, New Jersey 07719, filed an 
application under section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 
157 of the Commission's rules and regulations requesting certificate 
authority to acquire and convert certain existing pipeline and 
auxiliary facilities, to construct additional auxiliary facilities, and 
to own and operate the existing and new facilities as an interstate 
natural gas pipeline system for its proposed Adelphia Gateway Pipeline 
Project located in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Adelphia plans to provide 
250,000 Dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of natural gas transportation 
capacity from an interconnection with Texas Eastern Transmission, LP 
(Texas Eastern) in Bucks County, Pennsylvania to Marcus Hook, Delaware 
County, Pennsylvania, and 525,000 Dth/d of combined natural gas 
transportation capacity from an interconnection with Texas Eastern in 
Bucks County and an interconnection with Transcontinental Gas Pipeline 
Company, LLC in Northampton County to Martins Creek Terminal, Martins 
Creek, Pennsylvania, all as more fully described 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, contact FERC at [email protected] or call toll-
free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, (202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, Adelphia proposes to (i) acquire an existing 84-mile, 
18-inch-diameter mainline and 4.5-mile, 20-inch-diameter lateral gas 
pipeline, and existing appurtenant and auxiliary facilities, all of 
which are currently owned and operated in non-FERC jurisdictional 
service by Interstate Energy Company (ICE); (ii) convert a portion of 
these existing facilities from dual oil and gas intrastate 
transportation service to solely natural gas transportation service; 
and (iii) construct additional new facilities including two compressor 
stations totaling 11,250 horsepower, two pipeline laterals totaling 
4.6-miles extending from the planned Marcus Hook Compressor Station to 
interconnections in Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and 
Claymont, New Castle County, Delaware, and various M&R stations.
    Additionally, Adelphia requests: (i) A blanket certificate pursuant 
to Part 157, Subpart F and a blanket certificate pursuant to Part 284, 
Subpart G of the Commission's regulations; (ii) approval of its 
proposed pro forma tariff and certain non-conforming provisions in its 
firm service agreements with existing shippers on the IEC system; and 
(iii) any such other authorizations and waivers as may be necessary 
from the Commission to allow Adelphia to undertake the activities 
described in its Application.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to 
William P. Scharfenberg, Assistant General Counsel, Adelphia Gateway, 
LLC, 1415 Wyckoff Road, Wall, NJ 07719, or call (732) 938-1134, or 
email: [email protected].
    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 final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or 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 FEIS or 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 7 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 5 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 13, 2018.


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    Dated: January 23, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01792 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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