83 FR 58560 - Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Palmyra to Ogden A-Line Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-25286 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 58560-58562] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25286] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19-1-000] Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Palmyra to Ogden A-Line Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues 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 Palmyra to Ogden A-Line Project involving abandonment by sale of facilities by Northern Natural Gas [[Page 58561]] Company (Northern) to DKM Enterprises, LLC (DKM) in Otoe and Cass counties in Nebraska, and Mills, Pottawattamie, Cass, Audubon, Guthrie, Greene, and Boone counties in Iowa. 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 p.m. Eastern Time on December 14, 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 October 3, 2018, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP19-1-000 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. Northern provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 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 three 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 (CP19-1-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. Summary of the Proposed Project Northern proposes to isolate and abandon by sale to DKM approximately 146.6 miles of 24-inch-diameter pipeline on Northern's M580A and M530A system (collectively referred to as the ``A-line'') from Palmyra, Nebraska, to Ogden, Iowa. Northern indicates that DKM intends to salvage the abandoned pipeline. To abandon the pipeline, Northern would disconnect and cap the A- line at five interconnections where it is linked to other system facilities. Ground disturbances would be limited to one location in Otoe County, Nebraska, and four locations in Mills, Guthrie, and Boone (two locations) counties, Iowa, where the A-line would be disconnected from Northern's existing pipeline system. The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix 1.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Land Requirements for Construction In total, the Project would affect approximately 28.8 acres of land, which includes 7.1 acres of temporary workspace, 21.6 acres of additional temporary workspace, and 0.1 acre for one access road. Generally, Northern would use 100-foot-wide workspaces centered over the existing A-line right-of-way at each interconnect. The EA Process In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the abandonment of project facilities 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 \2\ 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. [[Page 58562]] 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.\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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consultations 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 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.\4\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Environmental Mailing List The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local government representatives and agencies; elected officials; 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 2). 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., CP19-1). 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. Dated: November 14, 2018. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-25286 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY on the FERC’s website. Click on the intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the
eLibrary link (https://www.ferc.gov/ Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Federal Energy Regulatory docs-filing/elibrary.asp), click on Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Motions
Commission General Search, and enter the docket to intervene are more fully described at
[Docket No. CP18–332–000] number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ field, http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/
excluding the last three digits (i.e. how-to/intervene.asp. Only intervenors
El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice CP18–332). Be sure you have selected have the right to seek rehearing or
of Availability of the Environmental an appropriate date range. For judicial review of the Commission’s
Assessment for the Proposed South assistance, please contact FERC Online decision. The Commission may grant
Mainline Expansion Project Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov affected landowners and others with
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for environmental concerns intervenor
The staff of the Federal Energy TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. status upon showing good cause by
Regulatory Commission (FERC or Any person wishing to comment on stating that they have a clear and direct
Commission) has prepared an the EA may do so. Your comments interest in this proceeding which no
environmental assessment (EA) for the should focus on EA’s disclosure and other party can adequately represent.
South Mainline Expansion Project, discussion of potential environmental Simply filing environmental comments
proposed by El Paso Natural Gas effects, reasonable alternatives, and will not give you intervenor status, but
Company (El Paso) in the above- measures to avoid or lessen you do not need intervenor status to
referenced docket. El Paso requests environmental impacts. The more have your comments considered.
authorization to construct two new specific your comments, the more useful Additional information about the
natural gas compressor stations on its they will be. To ensure that the project is available from the
existing South Mainline pipeline system Commission has the opportunity to Commission’s Office of External Affairs,
in Luna County, New Mexico and consider your comments prior to at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
Cochise County, Arizona and a 17-mile, making its decision on this project, it is website (www.ferc.gov) using the
30-inch-diameter loop line in El Paso important that we receive your eLibrary link. The eLibrary link also
and Hudspeth Counties, Texas. comments in Washington, DC on or provides access to the texts of all formal
The EA assesses the potential before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on documents issued by the Commission,
environmental effects of the December 14, 2018. such as orders, notices, and
construction and operation of the South For your convenience, there are three rulemakings.
Mainline Expansion Project in methods you can use to file your In addition, the Commission offers a
accordance with the requirements of the comments to the Commission. The free service called eSubscription which
National Environmental Policy Act Commission encourages electronic filing allows you to keep track of all formal
(NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that of comments and has staff available to
issuances and submittals in specific
approval of the proposed project, with assist you at (866) 208–3676 or
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
appropriate mitigating measures, would FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please
time you spend researching proceedings
not constitute a major federal action carefully follow these instructions so
by automatically providing you with
significantly affecting the quality of the that your comments are properly
notification of these filings, document
human environment. recorded.
(1) You can file your comments summaries, and direct links to the
The proposed South Mainline
electronically using the eComment documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-
Expansion Project includes the
feature on the Commission’s website filing/esubscription.asp.
following facilities:
• A new 13,220 horsepower (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Dated: November 14, 2018.
compressor station in Luna County, Documents and Filings. This is an easy Kimberly D. Bose,
New Mexico (‘‘Red Mountain method for submitting brief, text-only Secretary.
Compressor Station’’); comments on a project; [FR Doc. 2018–25285 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
• a new 13,220 horsepower (2) You can also file your comments BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
compressor station in Cochise County, electronically using the eFiling feature
Arizona (‘‘Dragoon Compressor on the Commission’s website
Station’’); (www.ferc.gov) under the link to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• approximately 17-miles of 30-inch- Documents and Filings. With eFiling,
outside diameter loop line extension of you can provide comments in a variety Federal Energy Regulatory
existing Line 1110 between milepost of formats by attaching them as a file Commission
(MP) 174.5 and MP 191.5 in Hudspeth with your submission. New eFiling [Docket No. CP19–1–000]
and El Paso counties, Texas. users must first create an account by
The Commission mailed a copy of the clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You must select Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice
Notice of Availability to federal, state, the type of filing you are making. If you of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
and local government representatives are filing a comment on a particular Assessment for the Proposed Palmyra
and agencies; elected officials; Native project, please select ‘‘Comment on a to Ogden A-Line Project and Request
American tribes; potentially affected Filing’’; or for Comments on Environmental
landowners and other interested (3) You can file a paper copy of your Issues
individuals and groups; and newspapers comments by mailing them to the
and libraries in the project area. The EA following address. Be sure to reference The staff of the Federal Energy
is only available in electronic format. It the project docket number (CP18–332– Regulatory Commission (FERC or
may be viewed and downloaded from 000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Commission) will prepare an
the FERC’s website (www.ferc.gov), on Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy environmental assessment (EA) that will
the Environmental Documents page Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street discuss the environmental impacts of
(https://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/ NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426. the Palmyra to Ogden A-Line Project
enviro/eis.asp). In addition, the EA may Any person seeking to become a party involving abandonment by sale of
be accessed by using the eLibrary link to the proceeding must file a motion to facilities by Northern Natural Gas
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To ensure Commission staff have the facilities, and anyone who submits Applicants: Tallgrass Interstate Gas
opportunity to address your comments, comments on the project. Commission Transmission, LLC.
please carefully follow the instructions staff will update the environmental Description: Compliance filing Erata
in the Public Participation section, mailing list as the analysis proceeds to Compliance Tariff Filing RP19–214 to
beginning on page 2. ensure that Commission notices related be effective 11/1/2018.
With this notice, the Commission is to this environmental review are sent to
asking agencies with jurisdiction by law Filed Date: 11/1/18.
all individuals, organizations, and
and/or special expertise with respect to government entities interested in and/or Accession Number: 20181101–5178.
the environmental issues of this project potentially affected by the proposed Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/16/18.
to formally cooperate in the preparation project. Docket Numbers: RP19–283–000.
of the EA.3 Agencies that would like to If the Commission issues the EA for
request cooperating agency status Applicants: Gulf Crossing Pipeline
an allotted public comment period, a Company LLC.
should follow the instructions for filing Notice of Availability of the EA will be
comments provided under the Public sent to the environmental mailing list Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Participation section of this notice. and will provide instructions to access Remove Expired Agreements from Tariff
the electronic document on the FERC’s eff 11–13–2018 to be effective 11/13/
Consultations Under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act website (www.ferc.gov). If you need to 2018.
make changes to your name/address, or Filed Date: 11/13/18.
In accordance with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation’s if you would like to remove your name Accession Number: 20181113–5040.
implementing regulations for section from the mailing list, please return the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
106 of the National Historic attached ‘‘Mailing List Update Form’’
(appendix 2). Docket Numbers: RP19–284–000.
Preservation Act, the Commission is
using this notice to initiate consultation Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC.
Additional Information
with the applicable State Historic Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Supply
Preservation Offices (SHPO), and to Additional information about the Shortage OFO Filing to be effective 11/
solicit their views and those of other project is available from the 27/2018.
government agencies, interested Indian Commission’s Office of External Affairs, Filed Date: 11/13/18.
tribes, and the public on the project’s at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC
website at www.ferc.gov using the Accession Number: 20181113–5190.
potential effects on historic properties.4
Commission staff will define the eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
project-specific Area of Potential Effects click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the Docket Numbers: RP19–285–000.
(APE) in consultation with the SHPOs docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast
as the project develops. On natural gas Pipeline, L.L.C.
facility projects, the APE at a minimum CP19–1). Be sure you have selected an
encompasses all areas subject to ground appropriate date range. For assistance, Description: Compliance filing MNUS
disturbance (examples include please contact FERC Online Support at IT Refund Report.
construction right-of-way, contractor/ FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) Filed Date: 11/13/18.
pipe storage yards, compressor stations, 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) Accession Number: 20181113–5303.
and access roads). The EA for this 502–8659. The eLibrary link also
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 11/26/18.
project will document findings on the provides access to the texts of all formal
impacts on historic properties and documents issued by the Commission, The filings are accessible in the
summarize the status of consultations such as orders, notices, and Commission’s eLibrary system by
under section 106. rulemakings. clicking on the links or querying the
Public sessions or site visits will be docket number.
Environmental Mailing List
posted on the Commission’s calendar Any person desiring to intervene or
The environmental mailing list located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/ protest in any of the above proceedings
includes federal, state, and local EventsList.aspx along with other related must file in accordance with Rules 211
government representatives and information. and 214 of the Commission’s
agencies; elected officials; Native Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Dated: November 14, 2018.
American Tribes; other interested 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Kimberly D. Bose,
parties; and local libraries and time on the specified comment date.
newspapers. This list also includes all Secretary.
Protests may be considered, but
affected landowners (as defined in the [FR Doc. 2018–25286 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
intervention is necessary to become a
Commission’s regulations) who are BILLING CODE 6717–01–P party to the proceeding.
potential right-of-way grantors, whose eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
property may be used temporarily for information relating to filing
project purposes, or who own homes DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
requirements, interventions, protests,
within certain distances of aboveground service, and qualifying facilities filings
Federal Energy Regulatory
3 The Council on Environmental Quality
Commission can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
regulations addressing cooperating agency
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Combined Notice of Filings other information, call (866) 208–3676
Regulations, Part 1501.6. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
4 The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s Take notice that the Commission has
regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal received the following Natural Gas Dated: November 14, 2018.
Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
historic properties as any prehistoric or historic Deputy Secretary.
district, site, building, structure, or object included Filings Instituting Proceedings [FR Doc. 2018–25269 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register
of Historic Places. Docket Numbers: RP19–214–001. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
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