83 FR 61626 - Midship Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Proposed Amendment of the Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 231 (November 30, 2018)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 231 (November 30, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-26005 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 61626-61628] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-26005] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. CP19-17-000] Midship Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for a Proposed Amendment of the Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline 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 a proposed amendment (0.8-mile reroute) of Midship Pipeline Company, LLC's (Midship Pipeline) Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project (MIDSHIP Project) in Bryan County, Oklahoma.\1\ The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making process to determine whether the amendment is in the public convenience and necessity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ On August 13, 2018, the Commission issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the 234.1-mile-long MIDSHIP Project under Docket No. CP17-458-000. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 amendment/reroute. 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 24, 2018. You can make a difference by submitting your specific comments or concerns about the reroute. 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 November 14, 2018, you will need to file those comments in Docket No. CP19-17-000 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 amendment. State and local government representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed amendment 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 amendment, 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. Midship Pipeline provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by 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 [[Page 61627]] 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 (CP19-17-000) 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 Midship Pipeline proposes a 0.8-mile reroute between mileposts 195.2 to 195.9 of the MIDSHIP Project in Bryan County, Oklahoma. This reroute would shift the pipeline about 400 feet west and south of the certificated pipeline route. The general location of the reroute is shown in appendix 1.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ 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 Construction of the proposed reroute would disturb about 12.5 acres of land. Following construction, Midship Pipeline would maintain about 5.3 acres for permanent operation of the project; the remaining acreage would be restored and revert to former uses. This represents an increase from the certificated route of about 1.2 acres during construction and 0.5 acre during operation. The EA Process The EA will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of the proposed amendment 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 amendment, and make recommendations on how to lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas as applicable. 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 \3\ 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to page 5 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.\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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1501.6. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 using this notice to initiate consultation with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (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 SHPO 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 amendment. 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). [[Page 61628]] Additional Information Additional information about the amendment/reroute 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., CP19-17). 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. Dated: November 23, 2018. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-26005 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717-01-P
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the proceeding. Only parties to the Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m.
proceeding can ask for court review of NE, Washington, DC 20426. Eastern Time on December 24, 2018.
Commission orders in the proceeding. Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern You can make a difference by
However, a person does not have to Time on December 14, 2018. submitting your specific comments or
intervene in order to have comments Dated: November 23, 2018. concerns about the reroute. Your
considered. The second way to Kimberly D. Bose,
comments should focus on the potential
participate is by filing with the environmental effects, reasonable
Secretary.
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as alternatives, and measures to avoid or
[FR Doc. 2018–25985 Filed 11–29–18; 8:45 am]
possible, an original and two copies of lessen environmental impacts. Your
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P input will help the Commission staff
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will determine what issues they need to
consider these comments in evaluate in the EA. Commission staff
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY will consider all filed comments during
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone Federal Energy Regulatory the preparation of the EA.
will not serve to make the filer a party If you sent comments on this project
Commission
to the proceeding. The Commission’s to the Commission before the opening of
rules require that persons filing
[Docket No. CP19–17–000] this docket on November 14, 2018, you
comments in opposition to the project will need to file those comments in
Midship Pipeline Company, LLC; Docket No. CP19–17–000 to ensure they
provide copies of their protests only to Notice of Intent To Prepare an
the party or parties directly involved in are considered as part of this
Environmental Assessment for a proceeding.
the protest. Proposed Amendment of the This notice is being sent to the
Persons who wish to comment only Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Commission’s current environmental
on the environmental review of this Pipeline Project and Request for mailing list for this amendment. State
project should submit an original and Comments on Environmental Issues and local government representatives
two copies of their comments to the should notify their constituents of this
Secretary of the Commission. The staff of the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC or proposed amendment and encourage
Environmental commenters will be them to comment on their areas of
placed on the Commission’s Commission) will prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) that will concern.
environmental mailing list and will be If you are a landowner receiving this
notified of any meetings associated with discuss the environmental impacts of a
notice, a pipeline company
the Commission’s environmental review proposed amendment (0.8-mile reroute)
representative may contact you about
process. Environmental commenters of Midship Pipeline Company, LLC’s
the acquisition of an easement to
will not be required to serve copies of (Midship Pipeline) Midcontinent
construct, operate, and maintain the
filed documents on all other parties. Supply Header Interstate Pipeline
proposed facilities. The company would
However, the non-party commenters Project (MIDSHIP Project) in Bryan
seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable
will not receive copies of all documents County, Oklahoma.1 The Commission
easement agreement. You are not
filed by other parties or issued by the will use this EA in its decision-making
required to enter into an agreement.
Commission and will not have the right process to determine whether the
However, if the Commission approves
to seek court review of the amendment is in the public
the amendment, that approval conveys
Commission’s final order. convenience and necessity.
This notice announces the opening of with it the right of eminent domain.
As of the February 27, 2018 date of Therefore, if you and the company do
the Commission’s order in Docket No. the scoping process the Commission
will use to gather input from the public not reach an easement agreement, the
CP16–4–001, the Commission will pipeline company could initiate
apply its revised practice concerning and interested agencies about issues
regarding the amendment/reroute. The condemnation proceedings in court. In
out-of-time motions to intervene in any such instances, compensation would be
new Natural Gas Act section 3 or section National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) requires the Commission to take determined by a judge in accordance
7 proceeding.2 Persons desiring to with state law.
into account the environmental impacts
become a party to a certificate Midship Pipeline provided
that could result from its action
proceeding are to intervene in a timely landowners with a fact sheet prepared
whenever it considers the issuance of a
manner. If seeking to intervene out-of- by FERC entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural
Certificate of Public Convenience and
time, the movant is required to ‘‘show Gas Facility On My Land? What Do I
Necessity. NEPA also requires the
good cause why the time limitation Need To Know?’’ This fact sheet
Commission to discover concerns the
should be waived,’’ and should provide addresses a number of typically asked
public may have about proposals. This
justification by reference to factors set questions, including the use of eminent
process is referred to as ‘‘scoping.’’ The
forth in Rule 214(d)(1) of the domain and how to participate in the
main goal of the scoping process is to
Commission’s Rules and Regulations.3 Commission’s proceedings. It is also
focus the analysis in the EA on the
The Commission strongly encourages available for viewing on the FERC
important environmental issues. By this
electronic filings of comments, protests, website (www.ferc.gov) at https://
notice, the Commission requests public
and interventions in lieu of paper using www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/gas/
comments on the scope of the issues to
the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http:// gas.pdf.
address in the EA. To ensure that your
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file
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comments are timely and properly Public Participation
electronically should submit an original recorded, please submit your comments
and 3 copies of the protest or The Commission offers a free service
so that the Commission receives them in called eSubscription which makes it
intervention to the Federal Energy
1 On August 13, 2018, the Commission issued a
easy to stay informed of all issuances
2 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., 162 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for
and submittals regarding the dockets/
FERC ¶ 61,167 at ¶ 50 (2018). the 234.1-mile-long MIDSHIP Project under Docket projects to which you subscribe. These
3 18 CFR 385.214(d)(1). No. CP17–458–000. instant email notifications are the fastest
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Additional Information DATES: Additional comments may be dichromate sealing, and manganese
Additional information about the submitted on or before December 31, phosphate coating, and thermal
amendment/reroute is available from 2018. spraying; dry mechanical polishing of
the Commission’s Office of External ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, finished metals and formed products
Affairs, at (866) 208–FERC, or on the referencing Docket ID Number EPA– after plating or thermal spraying;
FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the HQ–OECA–2014–0097 to: (1) EPA electroforming; and electro-polishing.
eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, online using www.regulations.gov (our New facilities include those that
click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the preferred method), or by email to commenced construction, modification,
docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA or reconstruction after the date of
field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., Docket Center, Environmental proposal. In general, all NESHAP
CP19–17). Be sure you have selected an Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, standards require initial notifications,
appropriate date range. For assistance, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, performance tests, and periodic reports
please contact FERC Online Support at Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via by the owners/operators of the affected
FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. facilities. They are also required to
208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) Address comments to OMB Desk Officer maintain records of the occurrence and
502–8659. The eLibrary link also for EPA. duration of any startup, shutdown, or
provides access to the texts of all formal EPA’s policy is that all comments malfunction in the operation of an
documents issued by the Commission, received will be included in the public affected facility, or any period during
such as orders, notices, and docket without change, including any which the monitoring system is
rulemakings. personal information provided, unless inoperative. These notifications, reports,
the comment includes profanity, threats, and records are essential in determining
Dated: November 23, 2018. information claimed to be Confidential compliance with 40 CFR part 63,
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Business Information (CBI), or other subpart WWWWWW.
Deputy Secretary. information whose disclosure is Form Numbers: None.
[FR Doc. 2018–26005 Filed 11–29–18; 8:45 am] restricted by statute. Respondents/affected entities: Plating
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and polishing area source facilities.
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, Respondent’s obligation to respond:
and Media Programs Division, Office of Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, WWWWWW).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Estimated number of respondents:
AGENCY Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 2,900 (total).
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0097 FRL–9986–26– Frequency of response: Initially and
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
OEI] annually.
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; Total estimated burden: 67,700 hours
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Information Collection Request
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1320.3(b).
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP Supporting documents, which explain Total estimated cost: $7,410,000 (per
for Plating and Polishing Area Sources in detail the information that the EPA year), which includes no annualized
(Renewal) will be collecting, are available in the capital/startup or operation &
public docket for this ICR. The docket maintenance costs.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection can be viewed online at Changes in the estimates: There is an
Agency (EPA). www.regulations.gov, or in person at the increase in the total estimated burden
ACTION: Notice. EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room and number of responses from the most-
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, recently approved ICR due to several
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Washington, DC. The telephone number adjustments. First, burden hours were
Agency (EPA) has submitted an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. added to allow each facility to
information collection request (ICR), For additional information about EPA’s refamiliarize themselves with the
NESHAP for Plating and Polishing Area public docket, visit: http:// regulatory requirements each year.
Sources (EPA ICR Number 2294.05, www.epa.gov/dockets. Second, the number of sources that
OMB Control Number 2060–0623), to Abstract: The National Emission complete but do not submit annual
the Office of Management and Budget Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants compliance certifications was left out of
(OMB) for review and approval in (NESHAP) for Plating and Polishing the response count in the previous
accordance with the Paperwork Area Sources (40 CFR part 63, subpart renewal and this has been corrected.
Reduction Act. This is a proposed WWWWWW) apply to both existing and There is a decrease in the annualized
extension of the ICR, which is currently new plating and polishing facilities that capital or operation & maintenance costs
approved through November 30, 2018. are an area source of hazardous air since the previous renewal due to an
Public comments were previously pollutant (HAP) emissions and that use adjustment. There are no ongoing
requested, via the Federal Register, on one or more of the following metal HAP: monitoring requirements in the rule and
June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment Cadmium, chromium, lead manganese, no new sources are expected to incur
period. This notice allows for an or nickel (hereafter referred to as the capital/startup costs. Therefore, the
additional 30 days for public comments. plating and polishing metal HAP). A capital/startup costs were reduced to
A fuller description of the ICR is given plating and polishing facility is a plant zero since those costs have already been
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below, including its estimated burden site that is engaged in any of the incurred when the existing sources
and cost to the public. An agency may following processes: Non-chromium became subject to the rule.
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a electroplating; electroless or non-
person is not required to respond to, a electrolytic plating; other non- Courtney Kerwin,
collection of information unless it electrolytic metal coating processes Director, Regulatory Support Division.
displays a currently valid OMB control such as chromate conversion coating, [FR Doc. 2018–25771 Filed 11–29–18; 8:45 am]
number. nickel acetate sealing, sodium BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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