83 FR 55883 - Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, Notice of Public Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite Review

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-24449
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-548-000]


Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an 
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway 
Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, Notice of Public 
Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite Review

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or 
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will 
discuss the environmental impacts of the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project 
involving construction and operation of facilities by Eastern Shore 
Natural Gas Company (Eastern Shore) in Kent and Sussex Counties, 
Delaware, and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland. The Commission 
will use this EA 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 EA on the important environmental issues. By this 
notice, the Commission requests public comments on the scope of the 
issues to address in the EA. 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 5:00 pm Eastern 
Time on December 3, 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 they need to evaluate in the EA. Commission 
staff will consider all filed comments during the preparation of the 
EA.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the 
opening of this docket on September 14, 2018, you will need to file 
those comments in Docket No. CP18-548-000 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 proposed 
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company 
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to 
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed 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.
    Eastern Shore provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the 
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do 
I Need

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To Know?'' 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. It is also available for viewing on 
the FERC website (www.ferc.gov) at https://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/gas.pdf.

Public Participation

    The Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which 
makes it easy to stay informed of all issuances and submittals 
regarding the dockets/projects to which you subscribe. These instant 
email notifications are the fastest way to receive notification and 
provide a link to the document files which can reduce the amount of 
time you spend researching proceedings. To sign up go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    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 [email protected]. 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 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 
(CP18-548-000) 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 the public scoping session its staff will conduct in the 
project area, scheduled as follows:

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             Date and time                           Location
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 4:00-7:30  Millsboro Town Office Building,
 p.m.                                     322 Wilson Highway, Millsboro,
                                          DE 19966, (302) 934-8171.
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    The primary goal of this scoping session is to have you identify 
the specific environmental issues and concerns that should be 
considered in the EA. 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.
    The scoping session is scheduled from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 
Eastern Time. You may arrive at any time after 4:00 p.m. 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 7:30 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 7:00 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 5 minutes may be 
implemented for each commenter.
    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 Eastern Shore will also be present to 
answer project-specific questions.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Eastern Shore proposes to construct and operate new natural gas 
pipelines and meter and delivery stations in Kent and Sussex Counties, 
Delaware and Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland. The Del-Mar 
Energy Project would provide about 11.8 million cubic feet per day of 
additional natural gas firm transportation and 2.5 million cubic feet 
per day of off-peak transportation service to three local distribution 
companies and one industrial shipper.
    The Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project would consist of the 
construction of the following facilities:
    Woodside Loop \2\: Kent County, Delaware
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    \2\ A pipeline loop is a segment of pipe constructed parallel to 
an existing pipeline to increase capacity.
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     4.9 miles of new 16-inch-diameter pipeline looping the 
existing Hockessin Line, Canterbury Loop.
    East Sussex Extension: Sussex County, Delaware
     7.39 miles of new 8-inch-diameter mainline extension to 
the existing Milford Line;
     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver,\3\ and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
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    \3\ A ``pig'' is a tool that the pipeline company inserts into 
and pushes through the pipeline for cleaning the pipeline, 
conducting internal inspections, or other purposes.
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     one new delivery metering and regulation (M&R) station at 
the East Sussex Extension terminus.
    Millsboro Pressure Control Station Upgrade: Millsboro, Sussex 
County, Delaware
     0.35 mile of 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension between 
the existing Millsboro Pressure Control Station and the existing 
Milford Line; and
     a dual run pressure control addition to the existing 
Millsboro pressure control station with modifications to the existing 
piping, valves, and associated electronic transmitters.
    Somerset Extension: Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Maryland
     6.83 miles of new 10-inch-diameter pipeline extension to 
the existing Parkesburg Line;

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     one aboveground pig launcher and one receiver, and 
aboveground mainline valve; and
     one new delivery M&R station at the Somerset Extension 
terminus. The general location of the project facilities is shown in 
appendix 2.

Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 223.6 
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline. Of this, 
Eastern Shore would maintain about 29 acres for permanent operation of 
the project's facilities following construction. The remaining acreage 
would be restored and revert to former uses. About 89.6 percent of the 
proposed pipeline routes parallel existing pipeline, utility, or road 
rights-of-way.

The EA Process

    The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the 
construction and operation of the proposed project under these general 
headings:
     Geology and soils;
     water resources and wetlands;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     threatened and endangered species;
     cultural resources;
     land use;
     air quality and noise;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.
    Commission staff will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the 
proposed project or portions of the project, and make recommendations 
on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present Commission staffs' independent analysis of the 
issues. The EA will be available in electronic format in the public 
record through eLibrary \4\ and the Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/enviro/eis.asp). If eSubscribed, you will 
receive instant email notification when the EA is issued. The EA may be 
issued for an allotted public comment period. Commission staff will 
consider all comments on the EA before making recommendations to the 
Commission. To ensure Commission staff have the opportunity to 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 of this project to formally cooperate in the 
preparation of the EA.\4\ 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.
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    \4\ 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 are using this notice to initiate 
consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Offices 
(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.\5\ Commission staff will 
define the project-specific Area of Potential Effects (APE) in 
consultation with the SHPOs 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 EA for this project will document findings on the impacts on 
historic properties and summarize the status of consultations under 
section 106.
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    \5\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's 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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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 Commission notices 
related to this environmental review are sent to all individuals, 
organizations, and government entities interested in and/or potentially 
affected by the proposed project.
    If the Commission issues the EA for an allotted public comment 
period, a Notice of Availability of the EA will be sent to the 
environmental mailing list and will provide instructions to access the 
electronic document on the FERC's website (www.ferc.gov). If you need 
to make changes to your name/address, or if you would like to remove 
your name from the mailing list, please return the attached ``Mailing 
List Update Form'' (appendix 3).

Onsite Environmental Review

    On November 14 and 15, 2018, the Office of Energy Projects staff 
will gather data related to the environmental analysis of the proposed 
Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project. Staff will review the proposed pipeline 
routes and associated facilities locations. This will assist staff in 
completing its comparative evaluation of environmental impacts of the 
proposed project. Viewing of this area is anticipated to be from public 
access points and Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company right-of-way.
    All interested parties planning to attend must provide their own 
transportation. Those attending should meet at the following location:

East Sussex Extension

     November 14, 2018, 1:30 p.m., Fire Marshal Office, 22705 
Park Ave, Georgetown, DE 19947.

Somerset Extension & Woodside Loop

     November 15, 2018, 9:30 a.m., Wicomico Public Library, 122 
S Division St., Salisbury, MD 21801.

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 at 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., 
CP18-548). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For 
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at 
[email protected] or (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.
    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.


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    Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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individuals, organizations, and agencies and study needs; (4) review and discuss requires the Commission to take into
to attend one or both of the meetings, the process plan and schedule for pre- account the environmental impacts that
and to assist staff in identifying filing activity that incorporates the time could result from its action whenever it
particular study needs, as well as the frames provided for in Part 5 of the considers the issuance of a Certificate of
scope of environmental issues to be Commission’s regulations and, to the Public Convenience and Necessity.
addressed in the environmental extent possible, maximizes coordination NEPA also requires the Commission to
document. The times and locations of of federal, state, and tribal permitting discover concerns the public may have
these meetings are as follows: and certification processes; and (5) about proposals. This process is referred
discuss the appropriateness of any to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the
Evening Scoping Meeting scoping process is to focus the analysis
federal or state agency or Indian tribe
Date and Time: Thursday, November acting as a cooperating agency for in the EA on the important
15, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. development of an environmental environmental issues. By this notice, the
Location: River Falls City Hall document. Commission requests public comments
Training Room, 222 Lewis Street, River Meeting participants should come on the scope of the issues to address in
Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900. prepared to discuss their issues and/or the EA. To ensure that your comments
Daytime Scoping Meeting concerns. Please review the PAD in are timely and properly recorded, please
preparation for the scoping meetings. submit your comments so that the
Date and Time: Friday, November 16, Directions on how to obtain a copy of Commission receives them in
2018 at 9:00 a.m. the PAD and SD1 are included in Washington, DC on or before 5:00 pm
Location: River Falls City Hall paragraph n of this document. Eastern Time on December 3, 2018.
Council Chambers, 222 Lewis Street, You can make a difference by
River Falls, WI 54022, (715) 425–0900. Meeting Procedures submitting your specific comments or
SD1, which outlines the subject areas The meetings will be recorded by a concerns about the project. Your
to be addressed in the environmental stenographer and will be placed in the comments should focus on the potential
document, was mailed to the public records of the project. environmental effects, reasonable
individuals and entities on the alternatives, and measures to avoid or
Commission’s mailing list. Copies of Dated: October 25, 2018.
lessen environmental impacts. Your
SD1 will be available at the scoping Kimberly D. Bose, input will help the Commission staff
meetings, or may be viewed on the web Secretary. determine what issues they need to
at http://www.ferc.gov, using the [FR Doc. 2018–24453 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am] evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
eLibrary link. Follow the directions for BILLING CODE 6717–01–P will consider all filed comments during
accessing information in paragraph n. the preparation of the EA.
Based on all oral and written comments, If you sent comments on this project
a Scoping Document 2 (SD2) may be DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY to the Commission before the opening of
issued. SD2 may include a revised this docket on September 14, 2018, you
process plan and schedule, as well as a Federal Energy Regulatory will need to file those comments in
list of issues, identified through the Commission Docket No. CP18–548–000 to ensure
scoping process. [Docket No. CP18–548–000] they are considered as part of this
proceeding.
Environmental Site Review This notice is being sent to the
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company;
The potential applicant and Notice of Intent To Prepare an Commission’s current environmental
Commission staff will conduct an Environmental Assessment for the mailing list for this project. State and
Environmental Site Review of the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway local government representatives should
project on Thursday, November 15, Project, Request for Comments on notify their constituents of this
2018, starting at 1:00 p.m. All Environmental Issues, Notice of Public proposed project and encourage them to
participants should meet at the Old Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite comment on their areas of concern.
Power Plant at Junction Falls dam, 401 Review If you are a landowner receiving this
S. Winter Street, River Falls, WI 54022. notice, a pipeline company
If you plan to attend the environmental The staff of the Federal Energy representative may contact you about
site review, please contact Mr. Kevin Regulatory Commission (FERC or the acquisition of an easement to
Westhuis, Utility Director of the City of Commission) will prepare an construct, operate, and maintain the
River Falls Municipal Utilities, at environmental assessment (EA) that will proposed facilities. The company would
kwesthuis@rfcity.org (preferred contact) discuss the environmental impacts of seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
or (715) 426–3442 on or before Friday, the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project easement agreement. You are not
November 9, 2018, and indicate how involving construction and operation of required to enter into an agreement.
many participants will be attending facilities by Eastern Shore Natural Gas However, if the Commission approves
with you. The City of River Falls’ safety Company (Eastern Shore) in Kent and the project, that approval conveys with
policies require that all environmental Sussex Counties, Delaware, and it the right of eminent domain.
site review participants wear sturdy Wicomico and Somerset Counties, Therefore, if you and the company do
footwear; no open toe, sandals, high Maryland. The Commission will use not reach an easement agreement, the
heels, etc. this EA in its decision-making process pipeline company could initiate
to determine whether the project is in condemnation proceedings in court. In
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Meeting Objectives the public convenience and necessity. such instances, compensation would be
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1) This notice announces the opening of determined by a judge in accordance
Initiate scoping of the issues; (2) review the scoping process the Commission with state law.
and discuss existing conditions and will use to gather input from the public Eastern Shore provided landowners
resource management objectives; (3) and interested agencies about issues with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC
review and discuss existing information regarding the project. The National entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas
and identify preliminary information Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Facility On My Land? What Do I Need

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Dated: November 2, 2018. September 25, 2018, EPA sent Virginia Based on Virginia’s submittal, EPA
Kimberly D. Bose, a letter acknowledging that Virginia acknowledges that EPA’s delegations to
now has the authority to implement and Virginia of the authority implement and
Secretary.
enforce EPA’s NSPS, NESHAP, and MACT
[FR Doc. 2018–24449 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am] enforce the NESHAPs as specified by Standards have been updated, as provided
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Virginia in its notice to EPA, as for under the terms of EPA’s previous
provided for under previously approved delegation of authority actions, to allow the
automatic delegation mechanisms. All Virginia to implement and enforce the federal
notifications, applications, reports, and NSPS, NESHAP and MACT standards which
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Virginia has adopted by reference as
other correspondence required pursuant
AGENCY specified in Virginia’s revised regulations 9
to the delegated NESHAPs must be
VAC 5–50 and 9 VAC 5–60, both effective on
[FRL–9986–25–Region 3] submitted to both the EPA, Region III
February 21, 2018.
and to the Virginia Department of Please note that on December 19, 2008, in
Delegation of Authority to the Environmental Quality, unless the Sierra Club v. EPA,1 the United States Court
Commonwealth of Virginia To delegated standard specifically provides of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Implement and Enforce Additional or that such submittals may be sent to EPA Circuit vacated certain provisions of the
Revised National Emission Standards or a delegated State. In such cases, the General Provisions of 40 CFR part 63 relating
for Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards submittals should be sent only to the to exemptions for startup, shutdown, and
and New Source Performance Virginia Department of Environmental malfunction (SSM). On October 16, 2009, the
Standards Quality. A copy of EPA’s letter to Court issued a mandate vacating these SSM
exemption provisions, which are found at 40
Virginia follows: CFR 63.6(f)(1) and (h)(1).
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). Michael G. Dowd, Director, Air Division, Accordingly, EPA no longer allows sources
Virginia Department of Environmental the SSM exemption as provided for in the
ACTION: Notice of delegation of
Quality, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, vacated provisions at 40 CFR 63.6(f)(1) and
authority. Virginia 23218 (h)(1), even though EPA has not yet formally
Dear Mr. Dowd: The United States removed these SSM exemption provisions
SUMMARY: On September 25, 2018, the from the General Provisions of 40 CFR part
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) previously delegated to the Commonwealth 63. Because Virginia incorporated 40 CFR
sent the Commonwealth of Virginia of Virginia (Virginia) the authority to part 63 by reference, Virginia should also no
(Virginia) a letter acknowledging that implement and enforce various federal New longer allow sources to use the former SSM
Virginia’s delegation of authority to Source Performance Standards (NSPS), exemption from the General Provisions of 40
implement and enforce the National National Emission Standards for Hazardous CFR part 63 due to the Court’s ruling in
Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and National Sierra Club v. EPA.
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air EPA appreciates Virginia’s continuing
Pollutants (NESHAPs) and New Source NSPS, NESHAP and MACT standards
Performance Standards (NSPS) had been Pollutants for Source Categories (MACT
standards) which are found at 40 CFR parts enforcement efforts, and also Virginia’s
updated, as provided for under decision to take automatic delegation of
60, 61 and 63, respectively. In those actions,
previously approved delegation EPA also delegated to Virginia the authority additional or updated NSPS, NESHAP and
mechanisms. To inform regulated to implement and enforce any future federal MACT standards by adopting them by
facilities and the public, EPA is making NSPS, NESHAP or MACT Standards on the reference.
available a copy of EPA’s letter to condition that Virginia legally adopt the This notice acknowledges the update
Virginia through this notice. future standards, make only allowed wording of Virginia’s delegation of authority to
DATES: On September 25, 2018, EPA changes, and provide specified notice to implement and enforce NESHAP, NSPS,
EPA.
sent Virginia a letter acknowledging that and MACT.
In a letter dated February 22, 2018,
Virginia’s delegation of authority to Virginia submitted to EPA revised versions of Dated: October 31, 2018.
implement and enforce Federal Virginia’s regulations which incorporate by Cristina Fernandez,
NESHAPs had been updated. reference specified federal NSPS, NESHAP Director, Air Protection Division, Region III.
ADDRESSES: Copies of documents and MACT standards, as those federal
[FR Doc. 2018–24483 Filed 11–7–18; 8:45 am]
pertaining to this action are available for standards had been published in final form
in the Code of Federal Regulations dated July BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
public inspection during normal
1, 2016. Virginia committed to enforcing the
business hours at the Air Protection
federal standards in conformance with the
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection terms of EPA’s previous delegations of
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
authority and made only allowed wording HUMAN SERVICES
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103– changes.
2029. Copies of Virginia’s submittal are Virginia stated that it had submitted the Centers for Disease Control and
also available at the Virginia revisions ‘‘to retain its authority to enforce Prevention
Department of Environmental Quality, the NSPSs and NESHAPs under the
1111 East Main Street, Richmond, delegation of authority granted by EPA on Healthcare Infection Control Practices
Virginia 23219. August 27, 1981 (46 FR 43300) and to enforce
Advisory Committee (HICPAC);
the MACT standards under the delegation of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: authority granted by EPA on January 26, 1999 Correction
Riley Burger, (215) 814–2217, or by (64 FR 3938) and January 8, 2002 (67 FR Notice is hereby given of a change in
email at burger.riley@epa.gov. 825).’’ the meeting of the Healthcare Infection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Virginia provided copies of its revised
Control Practices Advisory Committee
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February 22, 2018, Virginia notified regulations which specify the NSPS,
NESHAP and MACT Standards which it had (HICPAC); November 15, 2018, 9 a.m. to
EPA that Virginia had updated its 5 p.m., EST, and November 16, 2018, 9
adopted by reference. Virginia’s revised
incorporation by reference of Federal regulations are entitled 9 VAC 5–50 ‘‘New a.m. to 12 p.m., EST which was
NESHAPs to include many such and Modified Stationary Sources,’’ and 9 published in the Federal Register on
standards, as they were published in VAC 5–60 ‘‘Hazardous Air Pollutant
final form in the Code of Federal Sources.’’ These revised regulations have an 1 Sierra Club v. EPA, 551 F.3rd 1019 (D.C. Cir.

Regulations dated July 1, 2017. On effective date of February 21, 2018. 2008).

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83 FR 55883 - Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, Notice of Public Scoping Session, and Notice of Onsite Review

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYFederal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 217 (November 8, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
