83 FR 51938 - Equitrans, LP; Notice of Application

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 199 (October 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51938-51939]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22384]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-549-000]


Equitrans, LP; Notice of Application

    Take notice that on September 21, 2018, Equitrans, LP (Equitrans), 
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-33311, 
filed an application pursuant to section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act 
(NGA) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) 
regulations seeking authorization to abandon series of 18 Injection/
Withdrawal (I/W) wells in Equitrans' Swarts Complex by sale, abandoning 
the associated well lines in place, and abandoning any associated 
appurtenant facilities. These wells in the Swarts Complex that are 
within the area that an incumbent coal mining company has designated 
for expansion of its mining operations over an approximate ten and a 
half year period commencing in December 2018. These Swarts Complex 
facilities are located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, 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

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[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Paul 
W. Diehl, Counsel, Midstream, Equitrans, LP, 625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 
1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222, or call (412) 395-5540, or by 
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 3 copies of filings made in the proceeding with the Commission 
and must provide 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, and will be 
notified of any 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 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 3 copies of the protest or intervention to the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, 
DC 20426.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 26, 2018.

    Dated: October 5, 2018.
 Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22384 Filed 10-12-18; 8:45 am]
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