83_FR_54074 83 FR 53867 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Adelphia Gateway Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC

83 FR 53867 - Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Adelphia Gateway Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 207 (October 25, 2018)

Page Range53867-53868
FR Document2018-23322

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 207 (Thursday, October 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53867-53868]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23322]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-46-000]


Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Adelphia 
Gateway Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC

    On January 12, 2018, Adelphia Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) filed an 
application in Docket No. CP18-46-000 requesting a Certificate of 
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Section 7(c) of the 
Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline 
facilities, as well as acquire and convert an existing oil pipeline 
(southern segment) and an existing dual-phase oil and natural gas 
pipeline (northern segment) to natural gas only. On August 31, 2018, 
Adelphia filed an amendment to the application proposing to increase 
its proposed capacity on the northern segment, but would not result in 
any changes to the proposed facilities. The proposed project is located 
in both Pennsylvania and Delaware and is known as the Adelphia Gateway 
Project (Project). As amended, the Project would provide about 250 and 
350 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day on the existing 
18-inch-diameter and 20-inch-diameter portions of the northern segment, 
respectively. The Project would also provide 250 million standard cubic 
feet of natural gas per day on the existing 18-inch-diameter southern 
segment to the greater Philadelphia industrial region with potential to 
serve additional markets in the northeast.
    On January 23, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(Commission or FERC) issued its Notice of Application for the Project. 
Among other things, that notice alerted agencies issuing federal 
authorizations of the requirement to complete all necessary reviews and 
to reach a final decision on a request for a federal authorization 
within 90 days of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Project. This instant notice 
identifies the FERC staff's planned schedule for the completion of the 
EA for the Project.

Schedule for Environmental Review

Issuance of EA--January 4, 2019
90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline--April 4, 2019

    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

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Project Description

    Adelphia Gateway proposes to acquire and convert the above 
referenced northern and southern segments and four existing meter 
stations to natural gas only, and construct and operate about 4.7 miles 
of new 16-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline, five meter stations with 
eight interconnects, seven blowdown assemblies, two mainline valves, 
and appurtenant facilities in Delaware, Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and 
Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and New Castle County, Delaware. 
Additionally, Adelphia proposes to construct two new 5,625 horsepower 
compressor stations in Delaware and Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania.

Background

    On May 1, 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare 
an Environmental Assessment for the proposed Adelphia Gateway Project, 
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Notice of Public 
Scoping Sessions (NOI). The NOI was sent to affected landowners; 
federal, state, and local government agencies; elected officials; 
Native American tribes; other interested parties; and local libraries 
and newspapers. In response to the NOI and during Project scoping, the 
Commission received comments from the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, local and state 
governments, non-governmental organizations, and more than 360 comment 
letters from residents. The primary issues raised by the commenters 
relate to safety and health concerns for residents and nearby 
communities, as well as concerns related to environmental impacts 
associated with the repurposing of the existing system to transport 
natural gas and construction of new natural gas infrastructure. Project 
stakeholders also generally expressed Project concerns about the 
following:
     Noise, safety, air quality, and visual impacts of the 
proposed compressor stations;
     effects on local communities, nearby properties, and 
property rights and values;
     direct harm to local communities, cultural and historical 
interests, and open space;
     water quality impacts, including erosion and stormwater 
runoff, and impacts on drinking water supplies;
     contaminated groundwater and soil;
     traffic impacts;
     impacts on tourism; and
     climate change.
    All substantive comments will be addressed in the EA.

Additional Information

    In order to receive notification of the issuance of the EA and to 
keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets, 
the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription. 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.
    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, select 
``General Search'' from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date 
range and ``Docket Number'' excluding the last three digits (i.e., 
CP18-46), and follow the instructions. For assistance with access to 
eLibrary, the helpline can be reached at (866) 208-3676, TTY (202) 502-
8659, or at [email protected]. The eLibrary link on the FERC 
website also provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by 
the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings.

    Dated: October 19, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23322 Filed 10-24-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices 53867 ADDRESSES:DoubleTree Crystal City, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Federal Energy Regulatory Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commission FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. [Docket No. EL18–36–000] [Docket No. CP18–46–000] Ian Rowe, Acting Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy Efficiency and City Water and Light Plant of the City Notice of Schedule for Environmental Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of of Jonesboro; Notice of Filing Review of the Adelphia Gateway Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue Project: Adelphia Gateway, LLC SW, Washington, DC 20585; at (202) Take notice that on October 16, 2018, 586–7720 or email: Ian.Rowe@ Midcontinent Independent System On January 12, 2018, Adelphia Operator, Inc. submitted a Compliance Gateway, LLC (Adelphia) filed an ee.doe.gov. Refund Report for City Water and Light application in Docket No. CP18–46–000 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of the City of Jonesboro, pursuant to the requesting a Certificate of Public Federal Energy Regulatory Convenience and Necessity pursuant to Purpose of Meeting: To develop Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to advice and guidance that promotes Commission’s August 6, 2018 Order.1 Any person desiring to intervene or to construct and operate certain natural gas research and development leading to the pipeline facilities, as well as acquire protest this filing must file in production of biobased fuels and and convert an existing oil pipeline accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of biobased products. (southern segment) and an existing the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Tentative Agenda: Agenda will Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). dual-phase oil and natural gas pipeline include the following: Protests will be considered by the (northern segment) to natural gas only. Commission in determining the On August 31, 2018, Adelphia filed an • Update on USDA Biomass R&D amendment to the application appropriate action to be taken, but will Activities proposing to increase its proposed not serve to make protestants parties to • Update on DOE Biomass R&D the proceeding. Any person wishing to capacity on the northern segment, but Activities become a party must file a notice of would not result in any changes to the • Presentations from government and intervention or motion to intervene, as proposed facilities. The proposed appropriate. Such notices, motions, or project is located in both Pennsylvania industry that provide insights on the protests must be filed on or before the and Delaware and is known as the regulatory barriers impacting comment date. On or before the Adelphia Gateway Project (Project). As bioenergy growth amended, the Project would provide comment date, it is not necessary to Public Participation: In keeping with serve motions to intervene or protests about 250 and 350 million standard procedures, members of the public are on persons other than the Applicant. cubic feet of natural gas per day on the welcome to observe the business of the The Commission encourages existing 18-inch-diameter and 20-inch- Biomass Research and Development electronic submission of protests and diameter portions of the northern Technical Advisory Committee. To interventions in lieu of paper using the segment, respectively. The Project attend the meeting and/or to make oral ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. would also provide 250 million statements regarding any of the items on Persons unable to file electronically standard cubic feet of natural gas per the agenda, you must contact Dr. Ian should submit an original and 5 copies day on the existing 18-inch-diameter Rowe at (202) 586–7720 or email: of the protest or intervention to the southern segment to the greater Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Philadelphia industrial region with Ian.Rowe@ee.doe.gov at least 5 business 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC potential to serve additional markets in days prior to the meeting. Members of 20426. the northeast. the public will be heard in the order in On January 23, 2018, the Federal which they sign up at the beginning of This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the Energy Regulatory Commission the meeting. Reasonable provision will (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice be made to include the scheduled oral ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for review in the Commission’s Public of Application for the Project. Among statements on the agenda. The Co-chairs other things, that notice alerted agencies of the Committee will make every effort Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the issuing federal authorizations of the to hear the views of all interested requirement to complete all necessary website that enables subscribers to parties. If you would like to file a reviews and to reach a final decision on receive email notification when a written statement with the Committee, a request for a federal authorization document is added to a subscribed you may do so either before or after the docket(s). For assistance with any FERC within 90 days of the date of issuance meeting. The Co-chairs will conduct the Online service, please email of the Commission staff’s Environmental meeting to facilitate the orderly conduct FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Assessment (EA) for the Project. This of business. (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s Minutes: The summary of the meeting (202) 502–8659. planned schedule for the completion of Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern the EA for the Project. will be available for public review and copying at http://biomassboard.gov/ Time on November 6, 2018. Schedule for Environmental Review committee/meetings.html. Dated: October 19, 2018. Issuance of EA—January 4, 2019 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Signed in Washington, DC, on October 19, Kimberly D. Bose, 90-day Federal Authorization Decision 2018. Secretary. Deadline—April 4, 2019 LaTanya Butler, [FR Doc. 2018–23321 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] If a schedule change becomes Deputy Committee Management Officer. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P necessary, additional notice will be provided so that the relevant agencies [FR Doc. 2018–23272 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] 1 City Water and Light Plant of the City of are kept informed of the Project’s BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Jonesboro, 164 FERC ¶ 61,089 (August 6, 2018). progress. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Oct 24, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1

53868 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 207 / Thursday, October 25, 2018 / Notices Project Description All substantive comments will be during the permit term. A preliminary Adelphia Gateway proposes to addressed in the EA. permit does not authorize the permit acquire and convert the above holder to perform any land-disturbing Additional Information referenced northern and southern activities or otherwise enter upon lands In order to receive notification of the or waters owned by others without the segments and four existing meter issuance of the EA and to keep track of owners’ express permission. stations to natural gas only, and all formal issuances and submittals in The proposed project would consist of construct and operate about 4.7 miles of specific dockets, the Commission offers the following: (1) A 150-foot-long, 25- new 16-inch-diameter natural gas a free service called eSubscription. This foot-high trash screen; (2) a 180-foot- pipeline, five meter stations with eight long, 80-foot-wide intake channel, at the can reduce the amount of time you interconnects, seven blowdown east abutment of the Corps’ existing spend researching proceedings by assemblies, two mainline valves, and spillway; (3) four 10-foot-diameter, 60- automatically providing you with appurtenant facilities in Delaware, foot-long steel siphon penstocks; (4) a notification of these filings, document Bucks, Chester, Montgomery, and 100-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse summaries, and direct links to the Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, containing four generating units with a documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- and New Castle County, Delaware. total combined capacity of 8.0 filing/esubscription.asp. Additionally, Adelphia proposes to megawatts; (5) a 120-foot-long, 100-foot- Additional information about the construct two new 5,625 horsepower wide tailrace; and (6) a 0.6-mile-long Project is available from the compressor stations in Delaware and transmission line. The proposed project Commission’s Office of External Affairs Bucks Counties, Pennsylvania. would have an estimated average annual at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC Background website (www.ferc.gov). Using the generation of 52,000 megawatt-hours, ‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ and operate run-of-river utilizing On May 1, 2018, the Commission surplus water from the John C. Stennis issued a Notice of Intent to Prepare an from the eLibrary menu, enter the selected date range and ‘‘Docket Lock & Dam, as directed by the Corps. Environmental Assessment for the Applicant Contact: Mr. Jeremy Wells, proposed Adelphia Gateway Project, Number’’ excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18–46), and follow the Wells Engineering, LLC, 101 Yearwood Request for Comments on Drive, Macon, Georgia 31206; phone: Environmental Issues, and Notice of instructions. For assistance with access to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached (478) 238–3054. Public Scoping Sessions (NOI). The NOI FERC Contact: Michael Spencer, (202) was sent to affected landowners; federal, at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 502–6093, michael.spencer@ferc.gov. state, and local government agencies; Deadline for filing comments, motions elected officials; Native American tribes; eLibrary link on the FERC website also to intervene, competing applications other interested parties; and local provides access to the texts of formal (without notices of intent), or notices of libraries and newspapers. In response to documents issued by the Commission, intent to file competing applications: 60 the NOI and during Project scoping, the such as orders, notices, and rule days from the issuance of this notice. Commission received comments from makings. Competing applications and notices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Dated: October 19, 2018. intent must meet the requirements of 18 Agency, Pennsylvania Department of Kimberly D. Bose, CFR 4.36. Transportation, local and state Secretary. The Commission strongly encourages governments, non-governmental [FR Doc. 2018–23322 Filed 10–24–18; 8:45 am] electronic filing. Please file comments, organizations, and more than 360 BILLING CODE 6717–01–P motions to intervene, notices of intent, comment letters from residents. The and competing applications using the primary issues raised by the Commission’s eFiling system at http:// commenters relate to safety and health DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. concerns for residents and nearby Commenters can submit brief comments communities, as well as concerns Federal Energy Regulatory up to 6,000 characters, without prior related to environmental impacts Commission registration, using the eComment system associated with the repurposing of the at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ [Project No. 14882–000] existing system to transport natural gas ecomment.asp. You must include your and construction of new natural gas Notice of Preliminary Permit name and contact information at the end infrastructure. Project stakeholders also Application Accepted for Filing and of your comments. For assistance, generally expressed Project concerns Soliciting Comments, Motions To please contact FERC Online Support at about the following: Intervene, and Competing FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) • Noise, safety, air quality, and visual Applications: Tenn-Tom Hydro, LLC 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 impacts of the proposed compressor (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please stations; On July 5, 2018, Tenn-Tom Hydro, send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal • effects on local communities, LLC, filed an application for a Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 nearby properties, and property rights preliminary permit, pursuant to section First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. and values; 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), The first page of any filing should • direct harm to local communities, proposing to study the feasibility of the include docket number P–14882–000. cultural and historical interests, and Stennis Hydropower Project (Stennis More information about this project, open space; Project or project) to be located at the including a copy of the application, can daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES • water quality impacts, including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ erosion and stormwater runoff, and John C. Stennis Lock and Dam on the link of Commission’s website at http:// impacts on drinking water supplies; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, in www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. • contaminated groundwater and soil; Lowndes County, Mississippi. The sole Enter the docket number (P–14882) in • traffic impacts; purpose of a preliminary permit, if the docket number field to access the • impacts on tourism; and issued, is to grant the permit holder document. For assistance, contact FERC • climate change. priority to file a license application Online Support. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:10 Oct 24, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25OCN1.SGM 25OCN1


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