83_FR_6585 83 FR 6554 - East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Lewis Creek Amendment

83 FR 6554 - East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review of the Lewis Creek Amendment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range6554-6555
FR Document2018-03012

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6554-6555]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03012]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP18-11-000]


East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; Notice of Schedule for 
Environmental Review of the Lewis Creek Amendment

    On October 27, 2017, East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC (East Cheyenne) 
filed an application in Docket No. CP18-11-000 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. The proposed project, known as the Lewis Creek Amendment 
Project (Project), would combine the working gas capacity and cushion 
gas capacity for the West Peetz and Lewis Creek Storage Fields and 
utilize the same maximum bottom-hole pressure, thus eliminating 
separately certified capacities for each field. East Cheyenne requests 
this amendment because recent geologic information shows that the West 
Peetz and Lewis Creek D-sands in the storage field are a single 
integrated reservoir. As part of this consolidation, East Cheyenne 
would reconfigure certain natural gas facilities in the Lewis Creek 
Storage Field; and expand the authorized buffer zone of the East 
Cheyenne Project.
    On November 8, 2017, 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, March 30, 2018.
    90-day Federal Authorization Decision Deadline, June 28, 2018.
    If a schedule change becomes necessary, additional notice will be 
provided so that the relevant agencies are kept informed of the 
Project's progress.

Project Description

    East Cheyenne is requesting authorization to amend its certificate 
previously issued in Docket No. CP10-34-000, for the East Cheyenne Gas 
Storage Project in Logan County, Colorado. As part of the West Peetz 
and Lewis Creek Field consolidation, East Cheyenne would reconfigure 
the well layout on the Lewis Creek portion of the Project by reducing 
the number of injection/withdrawal (I/W) wells by consolidating the 
wells on a single well pad, and reconfiguring the currently 
certificated Lewis Creek monitoring wells. Specifically, East Cheyenne 
would reconfigure the I/W well in the Lewis Creek portion of the 
project by converting one existing non-jurisdictional well to an I/W 
well (LC-D021) and collocating five directionally drilled I/W wells 
(LC-D022, LC-D023, LC-D024, LC-D025, and LC-D026) on the LC-2021 well 
pad. Additionally, East Cheyenne would decrease the total cushion gas 
capacity to 12.1 billion cubic feet and increase the total working gas 
capacity to 22.5 billion cubic feet. East Cheyenne would also 
reconfigure its existing pipelines and reduce the diameter of the 
existing 20-inch-diameter natural gas mainline to a 16-inch-diameter 
pipeline. Furthermore, East Cheyenne would reconfigure the existing 16-
inch diameter Lewis Creek natural gas mainline and the 6-inch-diameter 
water disposal pipeline to connect directly to the reconfigured I/W 
wells LC-D021 through LC-D026 on a single well pad.

Background

    On December 8, 2017, the Commission issued a Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Lewis Creek 
Amendment and Request for Comments on Environmental Issues (NOI). The 
NOI was sent to affected landowners; federal, state, and local 
government agencies; elected officials; environmental and public 
interest groups; Native American tribes; other interested parties; and 
local libraries and newspapers. In response to the NOI, the Commission 
received comments from the Bureau of Land Management and the Logan 
County Economic Development Corporation support the applicant's 
request.

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

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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., CP18-11), 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: February 8, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-03012 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6717-01-P

6554 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211) Dated: February 7, 2018. Project Description and the Regulations under the NGA (18 Kimberly D. Bose, East Cheyenne is requesting CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party Secretary. authorization to amend its certificate status will be placed on the service list [FR Doc. 2018–02962 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] previously issued in Docket No. CP10– maintained by the Secretary of the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 34–000, for the East Cheyenne Gas Commission and will receive copies of Storage Project in Logan County, all documents filed by the applicant and Colorado. As part of the West Peetz and by all other parties. A party must submit DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Lewis Creek Field consolidation, East seven copies of filings made in the Cheyenne would reconfigure the well proceeding with the Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory layout on the Lewis Creek portion of the must mail a copy to the applicant and Commission Project by reducing the number of to every other party. Only parties to the injection/withdrawal (I/W) wells by proceeding can ask for court review of [Docket No. CP18–11–000] consolidating the wells on a single well Commission orders in the proceeding. East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC; pad, and reconfiguring the currently However, a person does not have to Notice of Schedule for Environmental certificated Lewis Creek monitoring intervene in order to have comments Review of the Lewis Creek Amendment wells. Specifically, East Cheyenne considered. The second way to would reconfigure the I/W well in the participate is by filing with the On October 27, 2017, East Cheyenne Lewis Creek portion of the project by Secretary of the Commission, as soon as Gas Storage, LLC (East Cheyenne) filed converting one existing non- possible, an original and two copies of an application in Docket No. CP18–11– jurisdictional well to an I/W well (LC– comments in support of or in opposition 000 requesting a Certificate of Public D021) and collocating five directionally to this project. The Commission will Convenience and Necessity pursuant to drilled I/W wells (LC–D022, LC–D023, consider these comments in Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act to LC–D024, LC–D025, and LC–D026) on construct and operate certain natural gas the LC–2021 well pad. Additionally, determining the appropriate action to be pipeline facilities. The proposed project, East Cheyenne would decrease the total taken, but the filing of a comment alone known as the Lewis Creek Amendment cushion gas capacity to 12.1 billion will not serve to make the filer a party Project (Project), would combine the cubic feet and increase the total working to the proceeding. The Commission’s working gas capacity and cushion gas gas capacity to 22.5 billion cubic feet. rules require that persons filing capacity for the West Peetz and Lewis East Cheyenne would also reconfigure comments in opposition to the project Creek Storage Fields and utilize the its existing pipelines and reduce the provide copies of their protests only to same maximum bottom-hole pressure, diameter of the existing 20-inch- the party or parties directly involved in thus eliminating separately certified diameter natural gas mainline to a 16- the protest. capacities for each field. East Cheyenne inch-diameter pipeline. Furthermore, Persons who wish to comment only requests this amendment because recent East Cheyenne would reconfigure the on the environmental review of this geologic information shows that the existing 16-inch diameter Lewis Creek project should submit an original and West Peetz and Lewis Creek D-sands in natural gas mainline and the 6-inch- two copies of their comments to the the storage field are a single integrated diameter water disposal pipeline to Secretary of the Commission. reservoir. As part of this consolidation, connect directly to the reconfigured I/W Environmental commentors will be East Cheyenne would reconfigure wells LC–D021 through LC–D026 on a placed on the Commission’s certain natural gas facilities in the Lewis single well pad. environmental mailing list, will receive Creek Storage Field; and expand the copies of the environmental documents, authorized buffer zone of the East Background and will be notified of meetings Cheyenne Project. On December 8, 2017, the associated with the Commission’s On November 8, 2017, the Federal Commission issued a Notice of Intent to environmental review process. Energy Regulatory Commission Prepare an Environmental Assessment Environmental commentors will not be (Commission or FERC) issued its Notice for the Proposed Lewis Creek required to serve copies of filed of Application for the Project. Among Amendment and Request for Comments documents on all other parties. other things, that notice alerted agencies on Environmental Issues (NOI). The NOI However, the non-party commentors issuing federal authorizations of the was sent to affected landowners; federal, will not receive copies of all documents requirement to complete all necessary state, and local government agencies; filed by other parties or issued by the reviews and to reach a final decision on elected officials; environmental and Commission (except for the mailing of a request for a federal authorization public interest groups; Native American environmental documents issued by the within 90 days of the date of issuance tribes; other interested parties; and local Commission) and will not have the right of the Commission staff’s Environmental libraries and newspapers. In response to to seek court review of the Assessment (EA) for the Project. This the NOI, the Commission received Commission’s final order. instant notice identifies the FERC staff’s comments from the Bureau of Land planned schedule for the completion of Management and the Logan County The Commission strongly encourages the EA for the Project. Economic Development Corporation electronic filings of comments, protests support the applicant’s request. and interventions in lieu of paper using Schedule for Environmental Review the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Issuance of EA, March 30, 2018. Additional Information daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Persons unable to file electronically 90-day Federal Authorization In order to receive notification of the should submit an original and 7 copies Decision Deadline, June 28, 2018. issuance of the EA and to keep track of of the protest or intervention to the If a schedule change becomes all formal issuances and submittals in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, necessary, additional notice will be specific dockets, the Commission offers 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC provided so that the relevant agencies a free service called eSubscription. This 20426. are kept informed of the Project’s can reduce the amount of time you Comment Date: February 28, 2018. progress. spend researching proceedings by VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:07 Feb 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices 6555 automatically providing you with natural gas pipeline and related If you are a landowner receiving this notification of these filings, document facilities located in California, Arizona, notice, a pipeline company summaries, and direct links to the Utah, and New Mexico. representative may contact you about documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs- In a related filing, on December 22, the abandonment by sale and in place filing/esubscription.asp. 2017, the Navajo Tribal Utility of the proposed facilities. The company Additional information about the Authority (NTUA), filed an application, would seek to negotiate a mutually Project is available from the in Docket No. CP18–40–000, pursuant to acceptable agreement. Commission’s Office of External Affairs section 7(f) of the NGA and Part 157 of Questar provided landowners with a at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC the Commission’s regulations, fact sheet prepared by the FERC entitled website (www.ferc.gov). Using the requesting a service area determination ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On eLibrary link, select General Search within which NTUA may, without My Land? What Do I Need To Know?’’ from the eLibrary menu, enter the further Commission authorization, This fact sheet addresses a number of selected date range and Docket Number enlarge or expand its natural gas typically asked questions, including excluding the last three digits (i.e., distribution facilities and a waiver of all how to participate in the Commission’s CP18–11), and follow the instructions. reporting, accounting, and other rules proceedings. It is also available for For assistance with access to eLibrary, and regulations normally applicable to viewing on the FERC website the helpline can be reached at (866) natural gas companies. NTUA would (www.ferc.gov). 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, or at utilize those acquired facilities to provide its own service, replacing the Public Participation FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The eLibrary link on the FERC service historically provided to it by For your convenience, there are three website also provides access to the texts Questar. The remaining facilities not methods you can use to submit your of formal documents issued by the sold to the NTUA would be abandoned comments to the Commission. The Commission, such as orders, notices, in-place. Commission encourages electronic filing and rule makings. About 220 miles of pipeline facilities of comments and has expert staff that would be abandoned in place are in available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 Dated: February 8, 2018. San Bernardino County, California; or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. Please Kimberly D. Bose, Mohave, Yavapai, Coconino and Apache carefully follow these instructions so Secretary. Counties, Arizona; and San Yuan, Utah. that your comments are properly [FR Doc. 2018–03012 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] About 268 miles would be abandoned recorded. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P by sale and are in Coconino, Navajo and (1) You can file your comments Apache Counties, Arizona; San Yuan electronically using the eComment County, Utah; and San Yuan County, feature on the Commission’s website DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY New Mexico. The Commission will use (www.ferc.gov) under the link to this EA in its decision-making process Documents and Filings. This is an easy Federal Energy Regulatory to determine whether the project is in method for submitting brief, text-only Commission the public convenience and necessity. comments on a project; [Docket Nos: CP18–39–000; CP18–40–000] This notice announces the opening of (2) You can file your comments the scoping process the Commission electronically by using the eFiling Questar Southern Trail Pipeline will use to gather input from the public feature on the Commission’s website Company, Navajo Tribal Utility and interested agencies on the project. (www.ferc.gov) under the link to Authority; Notice of Intent To Prepare You can make a difference by providing Documents and Filings. With eFiling, an Environmental Assessment for the us with your specific comments or you can provide comments in a variety Proposed Southern Trail Pipeline concerns about the project. Your of formats by attaching them as a file Abandonment Project Request for comments should focus on the potential with your submission. New eFiling Comments on Environmental Issues environmental effects, reasonable users must first create an account by alternatives, and measures to avoid or clicking on eRegister. If you are filing a The staff of the Federal Energy lessen environmental impacts. Your comment on a particular project, please Regulatory Commission (FERC or input will help the Commission staff select ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’ as the Commission) will prepare an determine what issues they need to filing type; or environmental assessment (EA) that will evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your (3) You can file a paper copy of your discuss the environmental impacts of comments are timely and properly comments by mailing them to the the Southern Trail Pipeline recorded, please send your comments so following address. Be sure to reference Abandonment Project (Project) that the Commission receives them in the project docket number (CP18–39– involving abandonment in place and by Washington, DC on or before March 5, 000 and CP18–40–000 with your sale of facilities by Questar Southern 2018. submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Trail Pipeline Company (Questar). On If you sent comments on this project Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory December 22, 2017, Questar Southern to the Commission before the opening of Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room Trails Pipeline Company (Questar), filed this docket on December 22, 2017, of the 1A, Washington, DC 20426. an application, in Docket No. CP18–39– CP filing, you will need to file those 000, pursuant to section 7(b) of the comments in Docket No. CP18–39–000 Summary of the Proposed Project Natural Gas Act (NGA) to abandon its and CP18–40–000 to ensure they are The Project would consist of certificate of public convenience and considered as part of this proceeding. abandonment by sale approximately 268 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES necessity, including its blanket This notice is being sent to the miles of pipeline facilities and abandon certificate authorities. Questar also Commission’s current environmental in-place another approximately 220 requests to abandon, part by sale and mailing list for this project. State and miles of pipeline facilities, totaling part in-place, all of its certificated local government representatives should approximately 488 miles of existing facilities dedicated to providing notify their constituents of this mainline natural gas pipeline located jurisdictional transportation service proposed project and encourage them to between the Essex Meter Facility with including approximately 488 miles of comment on their areas of concern. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) in San VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:07 Feb 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1


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